Residents across a large part of Dharwad city will face a temporary power disruption this week as the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has scheduled essential maintenance work. The corporation has announced a planned power outage affecting numerous localities under the 110 kV KUD Electricity Distribution Centre.
Maintenance Schedule and Timings
The outage is part of the third quarterly maintenance works undertaken by KPTCL. The electricity supply will be suspended for seven hours on both Friday, December 29, and Saturday, December 30. On each day, the power cut will be in effect from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
The work will impact all 11 kV feeders that are connected to the primary 110 kV distribution centre. KPTCL has issued a detailed list of areas that will experience the blackout on the respective days to keep citizens informed.
Areas Affected on Friday, December 29
The power supply will be disrupted in the following localities on the first day of maintenance, December 29:
- Yettinagudda, Agri University campus, Kumareshwar Nagar, Saidapur
- Belagavi Main Road, Narayanpur, CBT, KHB Colony, Sampige Nagar
- Tavargeri Hospital, Sanmati Nagar, GTC Campus, Mehboob Nagar, Hashmi Nagar
- Malapur, Airtech, Jayalakshmi Industries, Basava Colony, Power Grid area
- Pepsi area, Fort area, Sadhunagar Estate, Narendra, Mummigatti
- Chikkamalligawad, Hiremalligawad, Shiradinagar, Taj Nagar, BSK Layout
- Malapur Last Bus Stop, Raj Nagar, Tamdandi Plot, Harijanakeri, APMC area
- Fire station area, Ramanagouda Hospital surroundings, Durgadevi Temple area
- Maratha Colony, Koppadakeri, Gulganjikoppa, MB Nagar, Civil Hospital area
- Nitin Nagar, Old SP Circle, Lakshmi Gudi surroundings, police headquarters area
- Bendre Nagar, Hiremath Layout, Aishwarya Nano City, Nandi Highway Bypass
- Mallige Nagar, Guru Nagar, Sri Guru Nagar, KHB Layout, Malligawad
- Mukambika Nagar, Gousiya Town, Sundar Nagar, Sainik Nagar, Joshi Farm
- Mudholkar Compound, and all surrounding localities.
Areas Affected on Saturday, December 30
The maintenance work will continue on December 30, affecting a different set of areas, including:
- Nehru Nagar, Basava Nagar, Hoysala Nagar, Kalyan Nagar, Vijayanand Nagar
- Sri Nagar, Mahant Nagar, Manjunath Colony, Kelgari Road, Shivashakti Nagar
- Shantiniketan Nagar, Prashant Nagar, Sadhanakeri, Brahma Chetan Park
- Bendre Bhavan area, Shiradi Sai Baba Colony, Anjaneya Nagar, Silver Arcade
- Sai Nagar, Revenue Colony, CB Nagar, UCB Nagar, Michigan Compound
- Chaitanya Nagar, Channabasaveshwar Nagar, Vinayak Nagar, Shivagiri
- Pavate Nagar, KUD, Barakotri, DC Compound, Malamaddi, Sarovar Nagar
- Lotus Park, Banashankari Nagar, Kasum Nagar, Saptapur, KCD, Jayanagar
- Navodaya Nagar, Salakinakoppa, Mugad, Basaveshwar, Ramapur (NJVY)
- Kyarakoppa, Hulakatti, Kallapur, Oswal, Daddi Kamalapur, Veerapur
- Ravindra Nagar, Nirmal Nagar, Jambavant Nagar, Keshav Nagar, Kelageri
- Gayatripuram, Aditya Park, Ashok Nagar, Pavan Park, Sampige Nagar
- Shambhavi Nagar, KLKDB Layout, Tapovan Nagar, Atmanand Layout
- Ganesh Nagar, Hanumanth Nagar, Kalyan Nagar 1st–8th Cross
- Nisarga Layout, Attikolla, Danava Nagar, Yeligar Layout
- Kalyan Nagar 10th–15th Cross, Mahamane Badavane, Michigan Layout
- Uday Circle, UB Hill, KCD–Jubli Circle Road, Saptapur Bhavi
- Bharati Nagar, Radhakrishnan Nagar, Jaladarshini Nagar
- Rani Chennamma Nagar, Krushi Nagar, Sripad Nagar, Aishwarya Layout
- Bhavikatti Plot, Kelageri Road, Manjunath Colony and all surrounding areas up to the Court Circle–Jubilee Circle limits.
Appeal for Public Cooperation
KPTCL has officially expressed regret for the inconvenience that the scheduled power outage will cause to the public. The corporation has appealed to residents, businesses, and institutions in the listed areas to cooperate and plan accordingly during the seven-hour window on both days.
Such quarterly maintenance works are essential for ensuring the reliability and safety of the power transmission infrastructure, helping to prevent unplanned outages and faults in the future. Citizens are advised to charge essential devices, prepare for the interruption in advance, and keep emergency lights handy.
