The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) has urged people to maintain a safe distance from the newly constructed electricity transmission lines in Pabna, Natore, and Bogura. The construction of the 89.92-kilometer-long '400 kV single circuit transmission line' from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna to the Bogura (West) 400/230 kV grid substation has been completed. The line is scheduled for experimental and continuous operation starting Tuesday at 11:00 AM.
This information was revealed in a notification signed by Engr. Md. Masudul Islam, Project Director of PGCB's IDRNPP, on Monday night. The warning covers specific areas including Gopalpur, Nagar, Majhgaon, and Baraigram unions of Baraigram upazila, Nazirpur union of Gurudaspur upazila, and Chamari, Kalam, Chaugram, and Ramananda Khajura unions of Singra upazila in Natore district.
People have been requested to refrain from risky activities such as climbing the towers, tying cattle, drying clothes with ropes on the towers, and planting bamboo clusters or large trees near the lines. Everyone has been advised to maintain a 23-meter safe distance on both sides, and the PGCB authority will not be held responsible for any electrocution accidents caused by contact with the high-voltage lines or towers.
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