<p>Residents of Old Pensioners’ Mohalla at Cottonpet in the City are these days perturbed by the presence of an unguarded transformer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the electrocution of five-year-old Reehan Pasha is still fresh in the memory of Bangaloreans, elsewhere, there might be some such mishaps waiting to happen. <br /><br />The transformer, belonging to the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom), is erected at the centre of the road junction near Ambedkar Colony. <br /><br />Without the protective cage around it, it stands dangerously, exposing the residents to unwarranted dangers.<br /><br />The transformer, with a power distribution capacity of 250 KV, stands barely a few metres from a polio vaccination centre.<br /><br />A volunteer of the polio vaccination drive said the vaccination camps are regularly held here and it is difficult to control children from straying near the transformer.<br /><br />The transformer lacks warning signs and the high tension wires connected to it pose constant danger to passersby. <br /><br />The junction leads to a narrow lane dotted by houses and commercial outlets. Several motorists whirr past the transformer and the danger is real.<br /><br /> Apathy<br /><br />Junaid Mohammed, a resident, said, “Numerous complaints to Bescom officials to shift the transformer elsewhere have fallen on deaf ears.”<br /><br />Bescom Superintending Engineer G Sheela said: “We had recently launched a drive to check whether the protective cages around transformers in the City are in good condition. We missed out on this one. We shall look into it soon.”<br /></p>
<p>Residents of Old Pensioners’ Mohalla at Cottonpet in the City are these days perturbed by the presence of an unguarded transformer.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the electrocution of five-year-old Reehan Pasha is still fresh in the memory of Bangaloreans, elsewhere, there might be some such mishaps waiting to happen. <br /><br />The transformer, belonging to the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom), is erected at the centre of the road junction near Ambedkar Colony. <br /><br />Without the protective cage around it, it stands dangerously, exposing the residents to unwarranted dangers.<br /><br />The transformer, with a power distribution capacity of 250 KV, stands barely a few metres from a polio vaccination centre.<br /><br />A volunteer of the polio vaccination drive said the vaccination camps are regularly held here and it is difficult to control children from straying near the transformer.<br /><br />The transformer lacks warning signs and the high tension wires connected to it pose constant danger to passersby. <br /><br />The junction leads to a narrow lane dotted by houses and commercial outlets. Several motorists whirr past the transformer and the danger is real.<br /><br /> Apathy<br /><br />Junaid Mohammed, a resident, said, “Numerous complaints to Bescom officials to shift the transformer elsewhere have fallen on deaf ears.”<br /><br />Bescom Superintending Engineer G Sheela said: “We had recently launched a drive to check whether the protective cages around transformers in the City are in good condition. We missed out on this one. We shall look into it soon.”<br /></p>
