Noida's leaning threats: Storm leaves a line of tilted poles near Sec 101 metro station
Noida: Several electricity poles damaged during last week's storm continue to lean precariously outside Sector 101 metro station, endangering commuters. Locals said some poles were damaged in recent rainfall, while others have been tilted for months.
Noida Authority said PVVNL installed the poles and should remove them.
Gaurav Kumar, who works at a grocery store in the area, said, "People continue to move around the tilted poles, because of the absence of any barricades or warning signage."
PVVNL officials, however, said these poles are dead and are not in use.
"Even if the poles are old and not in use, they can fall anytime. Children use this road to go to school. Who will be responsible if something happens?" asked another local, requesting anonymity.
RP Singh, general manager, Noida Authority, said these power structures come under PVVNL.
PVVNL Noida's chief engineer Sanjay Kumar Jain said a team was directed to visit the spot and take necessary actions.
Saurabh Pandey, executive engineer, PVVNL, said some poles near the drain in front of Sector 101 metro station are dead and not in use.
"It appears those poles are not in use as new infrastructure was developed in the area.
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We will get them removed soon," he said.
On May 21, a severe dust storm along with rainfall wreaked havoc across Noida and Greater Noida, triggering massive traffic disruptions, property damage, and chaos on major roads, particularly the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
Hundreds of commuters found themselves stranded for nearly three hours after a large electricity pole collapsed around 9pm, blocking the Greater Noida-bound carriageway of the expressway.
The storm also brought down nearly 200 trees, streetlights, and hoardings, leaving key routes choked and impassable for hours.
Three persons died and seven suffered injuries during severe weather conditions in Ghaziabad earlier this month. These incidents took place at four different locations.
A 40-year-old man died after he was crushed by a tree in Madhuban Bapudham while returning home from office. In another incident, a wall of a private school collapsed on a slum in Khoda Colony, resulting in the death of a 30-year-old woman and injuring six members of her family.
In the third incident, a 35-year-old woman died after she fell into a drain during the storm, following the sound of lightning, while returning to her house in Masuri.
In the fourth incident, a hoarding collapsed at the GDA intersection in Nandgram, causing severe injuries to a motorcyclist who became trapped under it.
In Noida, a 45-year-old teacher died after a tree fell on him inside NTPC township on Wednesday night.
Ramkishan, who worked with a school, had stepped out around 7pm for a walk. He was only 100 metres away from his house when the tree crushed him to death.
Residents of Migsun Ultimo in Greater Noida's Omicron-3 protested against the builder after a large metal shed fell from the terrace of a 21-floor tower, killing a 50-year-old woman and her 2-year-old grandson.
The child's parents are both IT professionals from Bokaro in Jharkhand. Residents staged a protest at the Omicron roundabout, demanding action against the builder. Cops took five persons into custody for blocking the road, after which representatives of the builder and residents held discussions.
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