More than 60,000 people in Haldwani faced a power crisis on Wednesday after scheduled maintenance, strong winds and rain disrupted electricity supply across several areas. The outages also affected water supplies because some overhead tanks could not be filled by tube wells.

UPCL had scheduled shutdowns for lopping and chopping work in Damuwadhunga, Bithoria, Pilikothi, Basani, Bachchinagar and Fatehpur. Later, amid strong winds and rain, the utility temporarily stopped supply to substations in the city and rural divisions as a precaution.

Rain-related faults were reported on lines connected to the Phoolchoud, Dhaulkhera, Kamluwaganja and Futkuan substations. UPCL officials said supply from the Kamluwaganja substation to 4 substations was affected.

Scheduled outages on Thursday

UPCL has issued a shutdown schedule for Thursday to lay a new line for the Jaipur Padli and ITI Dheriya substations. The utility will also carry out lopping and chopping work on electricity lines.

Supply will remain interrupted from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for 7 feeders in Kathgharia. The shutdown will also affect Sangam Vihar in Phoolchoud, Talli Haldwani in TPNagar, Dungarpur in Dhaulkhera and Halduchaur Car Road in Lalkuan.

The scheduled work is expected to affect around 50,000 people. Residents in the listed areas may face a 5-hour power interruption during the maintenance window.

Further disruption on October 9

On October 9, supply will remain disrupted for 5 hours on feeders connected to the Futkuan, Phoolchoud, Dhaulkhera and Kamluwaganja substations. The schedule means residents served by these feeders could face another period of interruption after Wednesday’s faults and shutdowns.

The disruption has also created difficulties for local water supply. In several areas, tube wells could not fill overhead tanks for the evening distribution after electricity went off in the afternoon.

UPCL Executive Engineer S.K. Gupta said the line fault caused by the rain had been reported and instructions were issued for its immediate repair. The utility’s stated programme combines fault restoration with planned line work and vegetation clearance.

Conclusion

Haldwani residents face further scheduled power interruptions on Thursday and October 9, while UPCL works on new lines, trims vegetation and repairs rain-related faults. The outages have also placed pressure on water supply in affected areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How many people were affected by the power disruption?

More than 60,000 people faced the power crisis on Wednesday. The Thursday shutdown schedule is expected to affect around 50,000 people.

Q. Which areas faced scheduled outages on Wednesday?

Damuwadhunga, Bithoria, Pilikothi, Basani, Bachchinagar and Fatehpur were affected by scheduled lopping and chopping work.

Q. What caused the wider disruption?

Strong winds and rain led UPCL to temporarily stop supply to city and rural division substations. Rain also caused faults on lines linked to 4 substations.

Q. When will the Thursday shutdown take place?

The scheduled shutdown will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Q. Which feeders are listed in the Thursday schedule?

The schedule covers 7 feeders in Kathgharia, Sangam Vihar in Phoolchoud, Talli Haldwani in TPNagar, Dungarpur in Dhaulkhera and Halduchaur Car Road in Lalkuan.

Q. What will happen on October 9?

Feeders connected to the Futkuan, Phoolchoud, Dhaulkhera and Kamluwaganja substations will face 5 hours of disrupted supply.

Q. Why has water supply also been affected?

Some tube wells could not fill overhead tanks for evening distribution after electricity went off in the afternoon.

Q. What repair action has UPCL ordered?

UPCL officials said instructions were issued for the immediate repair of the rain-related line fault.