Gescom makes arrangements for safe, uninterrupted power supply during Ganesha festival
The Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom) has announced special measures to ensure uninterrupted power during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival. The utility will provide temporary connections, safety inspections, and dedicated support teams along idol immersion routes.
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Ensuring electrical safety and reliable power during large public festivals is critical for preventing accidents and maintaining public order.
Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (Gescom) has made arrangements to ensure safe and uninterrupted power supply during Ganesha Chaturthi festival across Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari, and Vijayanagara districts.
Gescom chairman Praveen Patil Harawal, in a media note on Tuesday, said the company’s senior officials and operation and maintenance (O&M) staff would remain accessible to the public and Ganesha Utsav Samitis throughout the festival.
He said that festival organisers could approach Gescom officials for temporary power connections, technical assistance and safety inspections, and promised that the arrangements would be supervised by senior officials.
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