Summary:
Pudukottai: Two Tangedco workers suffered injuries from an electric shock while carrying out repair works on a transformer near Kalamavur in the district on Tuesday. There are about 5,000 workers in Pudukottai alone taking care of the repair works. Thousands of workers from neighbouring districts and states have come to Pudukottai and delta districts to carry out the work. Hearing about the incident, health minister C Vijayabaskar rushed to the spot and coordinated rescue works. “They are kept under constant observation in the intensive care unit where the condition of Murugesan is critical,” she said.According to rough estimates, about 45,000 electric poles and many transformers have to be repaired to restore power supply in Pudukottai..