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Update time: 08:15 AM (IST), June 30, 2021
During the quarter, at least 50 transformer thefts were reported in the villages under the Sarai Amanat Khan substation of the Tarn Taran power company. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Although the farmers worked hard to keep the fields irrigated during the continuous rice season, the thieves spent a day in the rural areas because the power transformers installed in the tube wells were stolen almost every day.
During the quarter, at least 50 transformer thefts were reported in the villages under the Sarai Amanat Khan substation of the Tarn Taran power company. According to industry sources, the total number of thefts in the entire community exceeded 200.
An official of the power company said: “Due to the increase in the number of thefts, the case of reinstalling the transformer is pending. We must ask the farmers to wait until their turn.”
The cost of a transformer with a capacity of 10 KVA is approximately Rs 41,000. These were stolen and used for copper/aluminum wire and oil for insulation. "It is reported that thieves sell these products at prices ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 rupees. On the other hand, the sector has suffered huge losses and farmers are facing difficulties," said a person familiar with the matter. Farmers said that in case of theft, they face huge problems because they cannot afford the price of drying up their fields. "Even if we don't irrigate the fields for two or three days, the saplings will die," Satnam Singh said.
The farmer said that the thief brought a battery-powered or electric cutting machine to cut the iron grille that fixed the machine. "They left the iron box behind and ran away with oil and wires. It seemed that they were technically reasonable and knew what they were doing," said another farmer, Mandip Singh. "The situation is very bad. A farmer stayed in his tube well with a gun until 4 am. Then, when he left he thought his transformer was safe, but when he came back at 6 am, he found that the transformer was missing. ," a junior official said.
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