· Company is committed to ensuring safety during festive season
· Sensitising people on various safety aspects through different means
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL), a leading utility supplying electricity to a populace of 7 million in North Delhi, appeals to Delhiites to avoid burning effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghanada near Electrical Installations and overhead Power Lines during Dussehra celebrations as it may be dangerous and can interrupt power supply and other essential services resulting in inconvenience to all.
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Safety Advisory for Consumers:
· Ensure decorative lights don’t come in contact with metal poles, railings etc.
· Get an RCCB installed that protects your home against fire incidents
· Call a qualified electrician to put the lights
· Avoid lighting diyas or candles near flammable material
· Choose only good quality wiring and light strings, prefer using LED Lights to save electricity
· Use only ISI marked electrical equipment |
The discom, on its part, is organising an extensive safety drive for its consumers and field staff to reduce the chances of electricity-related mishaps. The company is also running a dedicated mass awareness campaign and extensively using social media through its corporate mascot Roshni to urge consumers to ensure safety during the festivity.
It is also sensitizing school children and RWA members through online and offline modes on various aspects of electrical and fire safety. Safety-related tips are also being provided to consumers via newspapers and are aired through FM Radio.
Tata Power-DDL is continuously working towards ensuring a safer festive season. In this quest, the discom has checked more than 2 Lakh installations including plain cement and concrete (PCC) poles, street light poles, stray wires, towers, rail poles, fencing of sub stations, feeder & service pillars, PWD Poles, MCD Poles, ATMs and lights installed in parks for any unsafe situation/hazard & rectifications thereof.
In the run-up to the festival season, Tata Power-DDL’s Operations and Maintenance teams are on constant vigil to take care of any safety-related contingencies, and in this regard, the company urges its customers to remain alert and follow the safety guidelines to protect themselves and their loved ones from any potential electricity-related accident.
Special focus is being given on ensuring illumination at public places and roads, a special streetlight and high mast light maintenance drive is being conducted across the organisation during the pre-festive season. Mass awareness is being created through the customer care centres and other customer touch points for the use of ELCB/RCCB at homes for ensuring electrical safety.
Consumers can report any unsafe situation or untoward incident on company’s dedicated 24x7 toll-free helpline number 19124.
Tata Power-DDL wishes everyone a safe and happy festive season.
About Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited:
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited is a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of NCT of Delhi. Tata Power-DDL distributes electricity in North Delhi and serves a populace of 7 million. Tata Power-DDL has been a frontrunner in implementing power distribution reforms and is acknowledged for its consumer-friendly practices. Since privatization, the Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses in Tata Power-DDL areas have shown a record decline. Today, AT&C losses stand at 6.39%, which is an unprecedented reduction from an opening loss level of 53% in July 2002. To learn more about Tata Power-DDL, please visit gq8.dctdsj.com