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Spikes, grease applied to power boxes to prevent electrocutions

MSEDCL officials took the step after observing several people risked their lives by climbing onto the electricity boxes to watch the immersion procession at Laxmi Road

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Taking safety precautions to a new level, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) spent Rs 1 lakh to install spikes on top of all 54 electric feeder boxes, lined along the immersion route procession at Laxmi Road.


Danger: To thwart onlookers from standing on top of high-voltage power boxes, MSEDCL authorities put iron spikes and also applied grease to the sides of these boxes. Pic/Sachin Thakare

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