Minister orders measures to protect power infrastructure from heavy rains

…Visakhapatnam districts due to the deep depression, and there was possibility of heavy rains and gales causing significant damage to electricity poles, lines, and transformers, resulting in power supply disruptions. He advised the officials to take preventive measures and emphasised that they should anticipate the conditions in advance in order to minimise the likely damages. He noted that while rains were welcome for farmers and the public, the Energy Department should be extra vigilant as weather formations in the Bay of Bengal could wreak havoc with the power supply infrastructure. In…