A sand-carrying truck hit a transformer at Kudinallur near Wallajapet on Tuesday (17th March) night. There was a poer-cut in the area. He public and especially the students preparing for +2 & 10th Standards examination faced extreme hardship.
A government owned sand quarry is located at Vallimedu, Kudinallurnear Wallajapet.Large quantities of sand are being taken from this quarry by hundreds of trucks to different places.
One of the trucks was proceeding to the quarry to pick sand on Tuesday night via Palaru dam. It hit the transformer erected by the roadside near Kudinallur Kottu Road. The transformer and the 4 poles were damaged.
Power for the entire local area was cut. More than 500 families and the students preparing for exams suffered.
EB officials reached the site and started working on restoration from Wednesday (18th March) morning. More than 20 people worked.
Power for the area was restored through another source. The work was completed by Wednesday night.
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