Extreme waterlogging has actually required power cuts extending more than 70 hours in a number of parts of north Lucknow, with LESA keeping 11 transformers turned off as a precaution and almost 10 others partly inefficient due to water inundation.
< source media ="(min-width:768px)" alt ="The worst-affected pockets include Faizullahganj, Daud Nagar, Priyadarshini, Yash Nagar, Sinha Colony, Alo Atta Chakki, GSI substation area and Jankipuram Extension (HT Photo)" > < img src ="https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2026/10/05/400x225/The-worst-affected-pockets-include-Faizullahganj--_1791218454279_ynVY.jpeg"alt ="The worst-affected pockets include Faizullahganj, Daud Nagar, Priyadarshini, Yash Nagar, Sinha Colony, Alo Atta Chakki, GSI substation area and Jankipuram Extension (HT Photo)"title ="The worst-affected pockets include Faizullahganj, Daud Nagar, Priyadarshini, Yash Nagar, Sinha Colony, Alo Atta Chakki, GSI substation area and Jankipuram Extension (HT Photo)"width ="360"height ="202"loading ="eager">The worst-affected pockets consist of Faizullahganj, Daud Nagar, Priyadarshini, Yash Nagar, Sinha Colony, Alo Atta Chakki, GSI substation location and Jankipuram Extension, where citizens have actually been dealing with prolonged power blackouts as electrical power authorities await the floodwater to decline.
LESA authorities stated bring back supply while water continues to surround electrical setups positions a major security danger. The energy has actually subsequently kept the afflicted transformers detached and released groups to check and preserve devices that has actually been harmed or impacted by water.
“The water level is yet to decline in the location and we can not take the danger of changing on the power supply till the whole location is without water. The transformers likewise need to be preserved and reminded working condition,” stated VIP Singh, primary engineer, LESA Jankipuram.
Authorities stated the scenario was extraordinary in scale and period, triggering LESA to think about long-term facilities upgrades in susceptible pockets.
“We will need to update the facilities in such locations for the future,” Singh stated, including that steps such as raising transformers on high platforms were being thought about.
Authorities stated power remediation will be performed in stages just after water declines and the impacted transformers and involved devices are licensed safe.