Power Supply Restored in Birgunj's Chhapkaiya Area After Underground Cable Fault

Parsa. Power supply disrupted in Chhapkaiya and surrounding areas of Birgunj has been restored. The long-term solution to the power supply in this area has been sought with the completion of the alternative overhead line construction at the 33-11 KV sub-station operating in Chhapkaiya. Now, the power supply has been restored in all disrupted areas, making it possible to supply electricity to the sub-station from two sources. On Asar 31, around 4 PM, the power went out in that area due to a fault in the 33 KV underground cable laid from Nagwa Pokhari to Chhapkaiya sub-station. As soon as the cable problem was identified, a technical team was deployed for repair.

To identify and resolve the problem, underground fault locators were called from the Chanauli distribution center in Chitwan and additional technical teams from the Hetauda distribution center were called, and work began at 1 AM that night. However, due to the blacktopping on the road and continuous rain, it was very difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the problem in the underground cable.

Seeing that the repair of the underground cable would be delayed, the authority proceeded with supplying power through the alternative 33 KV overhead line from the Parsauni sub-station as per the prior plan. However, the construction work was stopped due to local protests in Bukhar Chaur and Amar Chowk.

After the power outage for a long time, the line construction in the disputed area was intensified with the help of the youth and local residents of Nagwa and Chhapkaiya. As the work was not completed by the evening of Asar 32, arrangements were made to supply electricity to customers alternatively from the 11 KV feeders of Birgunj and Parsauni from 7 PM onwards throughout the night.

From the morning of Shrawan 1, the work of finding the underground cable problem and pulling the overhead line in the disputed area was carried out simultaneously. By around 9 PM on the same day, the construction of the 33 KV overhead line was fully completed. The Madhesh Provincial Office Janakpur of the Nepal Electricity Authority has thanked all the consumers who were patient despite the long power outage and all those who cooperated in the construction of the line in the disputed area.

The authority expressed gratitude, stating, 'We express our gratitude to all the consumers who showed patience during the irregular and disrupted power supply and all those who cooperated in the construction of the line in the disputed area.'