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Several areas of Rajshahi will be without electricity for 7 hours in phases on Monday (5 October) due to emergency maintenance work.
The information was given in a notice from the office of the executive engineer of Sales and Distribution Division-2 of Northern Electricity Supply PLC (NESCO), Rajshahi, on Sunday (4 October).
The notice said that in the interest of maintaining uninterrupted power supply during the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja and in inclement weather, power supply will remain suspended for a total of 7 hours, three and a half hours each from 7am to 10:30am and from 10:30am to 2pm on Monday, for trimming the branches of trees close to power lines.
From 7am to 10:30am, there will be no electricity in the Horogram Bazar Bheripara intersection, Parjatan Motel, Tennis Complex, Mission Hospital, Rajpara and Chandipur areas under the 11kV Mission feeder of Sales and Distribution Division-2 of NESCO, Rajshahi.
And from 10:30am to 2pm, power supply will remain suspended in the Paramedical, Laxmipur, Kazihata, west of Laboratory School, Laxmipur Baganpara, Chandipur, Rajpara Thana and Press Club lane areas under the 11kV Paramedical feeder of the same division.
However, power supply will be restored immediately if the work is completed before the scheduled time. Expressing regret for this temporary inconvenience in order to ensure uninterrupted electricity service, the NESCO authorities have sought the cooperation of customers.
