Rain, windstorm uproot power pylon in Turbat
Pakistan
Teams of Wapda engineers had been sent to the area for repairing the damaged tower.
TURBAT (Dunya News) – Heavy rain and windstorm uprooted a high-tension tower of 132 KV transmission line between Turbat and Hoshab in Balochistan province on Thursday, Dunya News reported.
According to a spokesman for the Quetta Electricity Supply Company (Qesco), power supply to Turbat, Panjur and Hoshad grid stations was disrupted and several areas were without electricity.
The spokesman further said the teams of Wapda engineers had been sent to the area for repairing the damaged tower. He said power supply to the affected areas would be restored soon.
