Power restored in 350 Shravasti villages after storm damage

Electricity supply restoration is under way in Shravasti following the damage caused by a divine calamity (Arnab), heavy rain and strong winds in the district on 24.09.2026 and 25.09.2026. Executive Engineer Electricity Raj Narayan said the disaster caused heavy economic loss to the Electricity Department.

The power supply of 13 33/11 kV electricity substations that provide electricity to Shravasti district was completely disrupted during the disaster. The department has received information that 2110 electricity poles and 45 transformers of different capacities were damaged.

Immediately after the weather improved, teams were formed for each substation and work to restore the electricity supply was started. The teams were assigned restoration work based on the affected substations and the damage reported in the area.

So far, 535 broken poles have been replaced in Shravasti district. In addition, 33 transformers have been installed. With this work, electricity supply has been restored to normal in 350 affected villages.

Work is continuing in the remaining villages to restore their electricity supply. Electricity department personnel and the executing agency are working on the restoration at war footing, and the work is currently in progress.

The Power Corporation’s headquarters is allocating poles in phases for replacing the broken poles. In this process, an additional 610 poles have so far been allocated to Shravasti district.

The department said that the required line material is available at the storage centre. It added that the remaining broken poles and damaged transformers would be replaced soon, after which electricity supply in the remaining villages would be brought back to normal.