The submersible pump that brings water from the bore well at DMC House has had to be replaced. When the power was restored after the cyclone the high voltage surge burnt out the DMC's only means of getting water. You can see the blackened walls surrounding the old well head.
They have probably had to use a public hand pump or buy a tanker load of water until the new pump was installed and wired up! That would raise storage problems.
A new submersible pump and the purchase and fitting fitting of high voltage cable was an emergency issue.
Relatively minor power surges are commonplace in India. All electrical devises, from fridges to computers have to be routed through a 'stabilizer' or 'spike' to avaoid these surges in voltage. Some luxury items now have built in stabilisers.
A new submersible pump and the purchase and fitting fitting of high voltage cable was an emergency issue.
Relatively minor power surges are commonplace in India. All electrical devises, from fridges to computers have to be routed through a 'stabilizer' or 'spike' to avaoid these surges in voltage. Some luxury items now have built in stabilisers.
We don't know how lucky we are!
