Power Outages and Water Shortages Cripple Birendranagar
Summary
Birendranagar is facing severe power outages and water shortages, impacting businesses, hospitals, schools, and residents amid extreme heat. Efforts to restore electricity and supply drinking water continue, but challenges remain due to damaged transmission towers and drought.
Key Points
- Power outages in Birendranagar have caused significant losses to businesses such as fresh houses and restaurants due to meat spoilage and inability to prepare food.
- Hospitals are affected by the electricity crisis, with medical equipment like oxygen concentrators and nebulizer machines malfunctioning, and vaccine storage compromised.
- Birendranagar faces extreme water shortages due to drought, with current water sources insufficient to meet the needs of its population, causing hardships for households.
- A project to bring water from the Bheri river to Birendranagar is underway, and repairs to the damaged 132 KVA electricity transmission line are in progress with expected restoration soon.
