BSES issues monsoon advisory to Delhi customers

Ahead of the monsoon, BSES -- one of the capital's two electricity distribution companies (discoms) -- on Tuesday issued an advisory to the public on simple safety precautions, and said it is fully prepared for the rainy season with extensive pre-monsoon checks and preventive maintenance of equipment already done.

"We request people to stay away from an electric pole or an electric installation, if it is surrounded by water," BSES said in a statement here.

It also advised customers to caution children from playing near electricity installations, even if they are barricaded, in order to avoid electricity-related mishaps that usually increase during the season.

"Advise children not to play in parks that are water-logged," it said.

The discom said it is undertaking works to minimise the accumulation of moisture in grids and panels.

These include raising the foundation height of transformers in low-lying areas to safe levels, cleaning rooftops and trenches to avoid water-logging, and pruning of trees, wherever feasible, to prevent entangling with overhead BSES cables.

The discom urged customers to alert BSES in case somebody comes across fallen trees on electricity wires.

Emphasising that power theft by hooking on to an electricity system poses a serious safety hazard, BSES also urged customers to report incidents of power theft and convince people not to illegally draw electricity by hooking on to mainlines or electrical roadside equipment.

Apart from the 24x7 call centre, consumers can reach BSES through its emergency numbers at 1800-10-39707 for BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and at 41999808 for BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL).

--IANS

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