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| (L) The damaged turbine generators Telangsao Mini-Hydro Project, Mon. (R) Storm-toppled eucalyptus trees damaged a kuchha house, terrace wall of a building in Dimapur, Sunday. |
Heavy rains lashed many parts of Nagaland Sunday. Dimapur experienced heavy downpour around noon as the commercial hub was hit by a moderate storm that uprooted trees in some pockets.
The strong winds that accompanied the rain lasted over 20 minutes in Dimapur. The storm-toppled trees damaged a kuchha house as well as the terrace wall of the forest department staff quarter, Midland area, Dimapur.
Meanwhile, villages in and around Changlangshu village in Mon district continued to reel without power as a heavy landslide caused damage the power house at Telangsao Mini-Hydro Project in Mon district.
According to a press release issued by Head GB B.N. Wanmai and village council chairman S. Kehoang of Changlangshu Village, the landslide in the wee hours of May 9 damaged the turbine generators at the power house.
The two said after the turbine generators were damaged, electricity supply to seven neighbouring villages including Tobu sub-division were cut off.
The head GB and the village council chairman have requested the state government to look into the damages caused and restore electricity supply at the earliest.
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