Transmission Tower collapse amid heavy snowfall in Bandipora
KC News
Bandipora, Feb 07: An under construction transmission tower of Badampora-Bandipora Transmission Line (BBTL) collapsed in north Kashmir's Bandipora village on Thursday morning due to heavy snowfall.
The collapse of tower has raised many concerns among the people about the quality of work. The work on BBTL for Patushai grid station is going on from past 12 years and has been a long pending demand of the people. The Bandipora town and its peripheries are currently facing the worst power crisis.
Two days of heavy snowfall combined with rains added to the significant weight on the roof and supporting structure, which resulted in the collapse of an under-construction transmission tower of BBTL.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said that Chief Engineer Systems and Operations Wing are enquiring into the incident.
