Tamil Nadu Electricity Board [TNEB] — Reg: CM cell petition: 2020/1106492/XC

Address:

2/33, Sakthivel Nagar 3rd cross street, kolathur, Chennai-600099

We have raised a complain in CM cell with above petition number.

This is regarding TANGEDCO special project to convert overhead power supply to underground power supply is being carried out in our street. The project is handled by AE Mr.Tamilselvan from Guindy office (Mob:[protected]). Without our consent they have pulled under ground power cable and kept in front of our premises. Now they are trying to construct a pillar box/connector box (4 feet above ground level). We have our immediate construction plan for our house with entry gate at the exact location and we asked them to shift to any other location in such a way that no residence is getting affected. Also our Drainage connectivity is exactly below the same location marked for pillar box. The AE is not ready to listen to us and saying that the power cable length is small and cannot be extended. We are worried that, we might face electric shocks during rainy season and drainage leakage. Already once in 2 weeks the drainage gets overflowing in our street and is getting cleared by corporation lawries. This is not only affecting us but definitely a threat for our street residence and no one is happy about this approach. We would request you to kindly stop this project asap and do necessary precautions to re-route the cable to a non-affecting SPOT and then carry the activity. Your immediate action would help save lives of the children's and Kids who plays on street especially during the monsoon season. Today this might be a 4 feet pillar but later it could get modified to 6 feet pillar and even to a power transformer erection.

Today the petition came to a review and we discussed with the project manager and all that is required is to pull a new cable with additional 3 to 4 Mtrs and place the box in non-affecting area. He is not ready to agree to this change in scope owing to getting re-approval/design change etc...

Need your support to have this cable relaid as per normal with necessary length to fix the equipment in non-affecting area (or) kindly stop this project.

We are ready to take this to next level if it is not getting fixed.