Tilted poles, hanging wires threat to public safety

AMRITSAR: Electricity poles supported with wires or wooden planks cobwebs of wires near poles and hanging wires are a peep into the measures adopted by Power Corporation to ensure the safety of the city residents

Updated At : 07:34 AM May 29, 2016 IST

A tilted pole inside a locality which is a threat to residents’ safety. PHOTO: RK SONI

Manmeet Singh Gill

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 28

Electricity poles supported with wires or wooden planks, cobwebs of wires near poles and hanging wires are a peep into the ‘measures’ adopted by Power Corporation to ensure the safety of the city residents.

The about-to-fall electricity poles can be spotted on various roads in the city. Residents of New Garden Colony, which has one such pole, complained that the employees concerned have not cared to get the pole fixed properly.

“It would fall someday and may cause loss of life. We had asked for fixing of the pole properly but instead the employees have tied it with wires to stop it from tilting further,” said Kashmir Singh.

Earlier in April, a car had crashed into one such pole during the night when the driver failed to notice the electricity pole which is around five feet inwards towards the roadside.

The residents demand that as considerable construction activity is going on at most of the roads in the city, it would be better if the electricity transmission system too is renovated. “The poles should be shifted to roadsides and instead of steel cables, plastic-coated cables should be used in the residential areas,” said Jagwant Singh of Guru Bazaar where electricity wires can be seen running parallel to the windows on the first floors of the houses.