A family in Hanyuk village uses a torch for light in their kitchen as the village remains without electricity for over a month following repeated transformer damage. (Morung Photo)
Morung Express News
Noklak | September 30
For more than a month, evenings in Hanyuk village have meant candlelight, unfinished homework and shuttered workshops, as residents in this corner of Noklak district wait for a power supply that repeatedly fails.
Now, with the transformer damaged for the second time this year, villagers are paying out of their own pockets to bring a replacement from Dimapur, more than a day’s journey away.
The village’s 82 registered electricity consumers have each agreed to contribute Rs 200 toward transportation costs. The community decided to act after the latest breakdown left the village without regular power.
The outage has hit students and working residents hardest. Children have struggled to study after dark, while people who depend on electricity for their work and income have lost earnings during the prolonged disruption.
The village council has taken the matter to the concerned department. Officials responded that coordination was underway and that there was a positive response toward resolving the problem.
The department also gave an explanation for the repeated damage. Hanyuk is an expanding village with a growing population, officials said, and the existing 25 kVA transformer is being overloaded beyond its capacity. A transformer of higher capacity is needed to meet the rising demand in the village, the department said.
Residents are concerned about the existing transformer damage and prolonged power interruptions, and they are calling for a long-term solution rather than repeated replacement of the existing capacity.
With the village continuing to grow, they hope authorities will upgrade the electricity infrastructure to meet the community's needs.
Until then, Hanyuk waits, and pays, for the lights to come back on.
