Dimapur, January 22 (MExN): Power supply to Phek and Kiphire Districts were totally disrupted today with the snapping of 132kV Kohima-Kiphire Transmission line at Mesulumi Village, under Chizami Block in Phek district. A public notification from Executive Engineer, Transmission Division, Kohima informed that the snapping occurred due to cutting of trees by some persons along the transmission line. In this regard, the department informed that it is making all efforts to restore the said Transmission line at the earliest and requested the public to bear with the inconvenience caused. Further cautioning that random cutting of trees may lead to loss of life by electrocution, it urged the public to ‘pre-inform’ in the event of unavoidable situations requiring cutting down of trees near the Transmission Lines to avoid unwanted incident.
