Andhra minister orders safeguards for power facilities as rain system nears

Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has directed senior officials to take preventive measures to protect power infrastructure from a deep depression in the Bay, The Hindu reported. The weather system may cause significant damage and lead to disruptions in electricity supply, according to the minister’s warning. Officials were told to focus particularly on low-lying areas and coastal regions.

The direction calls for preparations before the system produces possible impacts on power facilities. The available report did not specify the depression’s exact location, its projected path, the expected rainfall totals or the timeframe for the alert. It also did not list individual preventive measures, the installations considered most vulnerable or the number of officials involved in the review.

The minister’s instruction places the protection of electricity infrastructure and continuity of supply at the centre of the response to the heavy-rain warning in North Andhra. Further operational details were not provided in the supplied material.