With the onset of monsoon rains and strong winds across Kodagu district, several disruptions in power supply have been reported due to rain-related damage, raising the likelihood of further outages.
The public has been advised to immediately report any power network disturbances, including snapped power lines and damaged electric poles, to the Electricity Board through the designated helpline numbers. Citizens have also been cautioned not to touch or attempt to handle damaged power lines under any circumstances. In cases where phone contact is not possible, consumers may alternatively send photographs through WhatsApp.
The 24×7 district helpline number is 1912, while the customer service centre can be contacted at 18005990061.
For Madikeri, Talatmane, Moornadu, Sampaje, Bhagamandala and Napoklu areas, Assistant Executive Engineer Vinaya Kumar can be contacted on 9449598602. Assistant and Junior Engineers for various branches are: Teja (Madikeri) – 9449598603, Hemant Raj (Talatmane) – 9449598604, Chaitresh (Moornadu) – 9449598605, Anil Kumar (Sampaje) – 9448994851, Harinakshi (Bhagamandala) – 9480810344, and Harish (Napoklu) – 9449598606. The Madikeri Sub-Division Customer Service Centre can also be reached at 08272-248454 and 9449598665. For Kushalnagar taluk covering Suntikoppa, Kushalnagar, Kudige, Madapura and Chettalli, Assistant Executive Engineer Manjunath may be contacted on 9449598538. Branch engineers include Lavakumar K.A. (Suntikoppa) – 9449598615, Yogachari (Kushalnagar) – 9449598589, Rani (Kudige) – 9449598613, Niranjan S.G. (Madapura) – 9449598588 and Manjunath G.R. (Chettalli) – 9448499965. The Kushalnagar Sub-Division Customer Service Centre number is 08276-271046.
For Somwarpet taluk covering Somwarpet, Samanisante, Kodlipet, Aluru Siddapur and Shanthalli, Assistant Executive Engineer Vinaya Kumar may be contacted on 9449598612. Branch engineers are Sivaprasad (Somwarpet) – 9449598614, Sudeep Kumar (Samanisante) – 9449598616, Prakash (Kodlipet) – 9449598617, Manukumar (Aluru Siddapura) – 9449598622 and H.D. Lokesh (Shanthalli, in-charge) – 9480837509. The Somwarpet Sub-Division Customer Service Centre may be contacted on 9448283394.
For Virajpet taluk including Virajpet, Ammati, Siddapur and Palibetta, Assistant Executive Engineer Neeta (in-charge) can be reached on 9480837545. Assistant and Junior Engineers are Somesh (Virajpet) – 9449598610, Manoj (Ammatti) – 9448994344, Swarag (Siddapur) – 9449598611 and Shivaraj (Palibetta) – 9448994341. The Virajpet Sub-Division Customer Service Centre number is 9448289409.
For Ponnampet taluk covering Gonikoppalu, Srimangala and Balele, Assistant Executive Engineer Satish may be contacted on 9449598607. Branch engineers include Hemanth Kumar (Gonikoppa) – 9449598608, Nagendra Prasad (Srimangala) – 9449598609 and Rangaswamy (Balele) – 9449597484.
The Gonikoppal Sub-Division Customer Service Centre number is 9449878072. Executive Engineer (V), Madikeri Division, M. Ramachandra, may also be contacted on 9449598601, according to a release issued by Madikeri Division CESC Executive Engineer M. Ramachandra.
