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Deputy Chief Minister Pathak Demands Transformer Safety Overhaul After Child’s Electrocution

Mr. Pathak’s site visit secured compensation for the bereaved family alongside directives for protective transformer walls, city-wide safety inspections, strict departmental inquiries following the tragedy.

Lucknow: 7-Year-Old Boy Dies Of Electrocution While Picking Cricket Ball From Open Transformer
An ‘exposed’ transformer in Lucknow’s Trivenihanj area.Gaps in safety measures, such as missing mesh covers or broken gates, have left many transformers dangerously accessible, particularly to children. (Deepak Gupta/Ht Photo)
The colony wears a deserted look on Monday.An eight-year-old boy died after accidentally coming in contact with a high-voltage transformer here on Sunday afternoon when he went to retrieve a cricket ball. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak during his visit to Shankarpuri Colony in Phool Bagh area on Tuesday.An eight-year-old boy had died after accidentally coming in contact with a high-voltage transformer here on Sunday. (Sourced)

Overview

  • Residents had reported the transformer gate in Shankarpuri Colony as broken for two years but saw no repairs despite repeated complaints
  • LESA suspended the feeder manager responsible for maintenance, installed a temporary net around the unit and began fixing other hazardous transformers
  • A two-member committee of executive engineers has been appointed to investigate Fahad’s death and must submit its report within three days
  • Neighbours say the current netting falls short of lasting protection and are pressing for permanent barriers after similar electrocution incidents
  • Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak ordered immediate compensation, mandated protective walls around the transformer and called for city-wide inspections alongside a departmental probe