19 crores in Kutch and three times 57.83 crores in Jamnagar-Dwarka due to cyclone, operation on war footing to restore power supply | 19 crores in Kutch and three times 57.83 crores in Jamnagar-Dwarka due to cyclone, operation on war footing to restore power supply

It has been declared that PGVCL has suffered a loss of 106 crores in the ‘Biparjoy’ cyclone. In Kutch, where the cyclone hit the most, the damage has been reported to be only 19 crores till Ajidan and three times more than that in Jamnagar-Dwarka at 57.83 crores. It may be mentioned that the top officials of PGVCL are still conducting operations in the affected areas on war footing to restore power supply.

Andharpatt in about 150 villages of Saurashtra-Kutch
Even after 6 days since the storm hit the Saurashtra-Kutch region in Gujarat, power supply could not be restored in about 150 villages of Saurashtra-Kutch. It includes 30 villages of Dwarka, 80 of Bhuj and 50 of Anjar. Engineers of other companies including PGVCL have repaired 451 power transformers and made power supply operational in rural areas.

12.62 crore loss in Anjar
Total including 19.95 lakh in Rajkot city, 3.86 crore in Rajkot rural, 5 crore in Morbi, 8.80 crore in Porbandar, 4.6 crore in Junagadh, 1.44 crore in Bhavnagar, 99 lakh in Botad, 1.67 crore in Surendranagar, 12.62 crore in Anjar, 6.88 crore in Bhuj and 2.92 crore in Amreli. 106 crores has been damaged.

Interruption of repair work due to waterlogging
It may be mentioned that some areas of Dwarka and Kutch are still waterlogged, thus the repair work is being interrupted. Hence power supply has been disrupted in 9 industrial estates of Bhuj, 37 of Anjar. Apart from this, 1261 feeders including 7 Jyotigram feeders in Dwarka, 28 feeders in Bhuj and one in Anjar are closed. Top officials of PGVCL are working to restore power supply.