Power substation at risk in Juri
Moulvibazar Coresspondent
Heavy rains of the past few days and the hill slopes coming down from upstream have flooded the sub-centre of Power Development Board (BUBO) at Juri in Moulvibazar. The building is at risk. The sub-centre is located on one side of Juri-Botuli customs station road in Ranimora area of the upazila. Water inside the front road and sub-centre.
Two power transformers are about to sink. The surrounding houses were flooded and people were trapped in the water. Some have left their homes and gone to safe havens.
The people in charge of the sub-centre said that water started entering the sub-centre from Tuesday morning. Gradually the water began to rise. Electricity is supplied to six unions of Juri Upazila through two transformers of 33/11 kilovolts of this sub-centre. In this upazila, the number of customers of Bubo is about 16 thousand.
A team led by Superintending Engineer SM Iqbal of Maulvibazar District Office of Beaubo visited the sub-centre on Tuesday afternoon. SM Iqbal Told the media that the sub-centre is under threat. However, the power supply is still on. If the water rises, two transformers may be submerged. Then the power supply will be stopped.
Local people said that the sub-centre was commissioned in 2022. This condition has arisen because the place is not elevated enough. The same happened in the 2022 flood.
