Power supply will be suspended in parts of Tiruverkadu, Medavakkam, Saidapet, West Tambaram, East Tambaram and Kundrathur on October 5 from 9 am to 2 pm for maintenance work, according to DT Next. Supply may be restored before 2 pm if the work is completed early.
The planned interruption will affect a large number of residential streets and neighbourhoods across the six areas. Residents, shops, offices, clinics and other establishments in the affected locations have been advised to plan for the scheduled outage during the maintenance window.
In Tiruverkadu, the affected areas include Sivan Koil Road, Eswaran Nagar, Selvaganapathy Nagar, Murugan Nagar, Kasthuri Bai Nagar, Kasthuri Avenue, Anbu Nagar, Anandhan Nagar, Chakkareshwari Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar and VGN. The notice also covers Anandhan Nagar and other adjoining localities listed by the power utility.
The Medavakkam shutdown will cover Vellakkal Main Road, Ancheneya Koil Street, Bell Nagar First to Fifth Streets, Vadakkupattu Main Road, Ravi Main Road, JK Avenue, Siddarth Flat, Parasuram Nagar, Sairam Nagar, Iyyappa Nagar, Sringeri Sharada Equitas Hospital, Palaniyappa Nagar, Santhanammal Nagar, Shanthi Nagar and part of Velachery Main Road.
In Saidapet, the affected locations include Tod Hunter Nagar, Jones Road, part of Anna Salai, Abdul Razzak Street, Bazar Road, Alandur Road, Sastri Nagar, CIT Nagar-I Main Road, East Road, West Road, North Road, South Road, 70 Feet Road, Old Mambalam Road, Kodambakkam Road, Karaneeswarar Kovil Street, Sechacalam Street and Potter Street. The list also includes Thidder Nagar, Godamedu, Salavayar Colony, Arasu Pannai, Jothiammal Nagar, Samiyar Thottam, Abith Colony, Neruppu Medu, VS Mudali Street, Jeenis Road, Flower Street, Jayaram Street, part of the Chinnamalai area and several streets around local temple and residential precincts.
West Tambaram areas named in the notice include EB Colony, Venkadathiri Nagar, Balaji Nagar, ALS Green Land, Nethaji Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Gommiamman Nagar, Kakkan Street, New Perungalathur, Kamarajar High Road, Ganesh Nagar, Lingam Nagar, Sharmila Nagar, Bharathy Avenue and Kakapunjandhar Nagar. In East Tambaram, the interruption will cover Velachery Main Road, Palayathan Street, Ponniyamman Koil Street, Ranganathan Street, Thiruvallur Street, Eshwaran Koil Street, Bharathi Nagar Park, Avvai Street, Karanam Street, Kannan Street and Erikarai Street.
The Kundrathur locations listed are Azhakasan Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Kothandam Salai, Ambethkar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bharathiyar Nagar, Pudhuper, Nandambakkam, Moogambigai Nagar, Siva Sakthi Nagar, Thangam Avenue, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar and Seenivasa Nagar.
The maintenance-related shutdown is scheduled to continue until 2 pm, with restoration expected earlier if the work is completed ahead of schedule. The notice does not provide further details about the specific maintenance activity or the number of consumers affected.