SRINAGAR, Aug. 16 -- Industrialists at SIDCO Industrial Estate Lasipora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district have raised concern over repeated power faults caused by untrimmed sarwa trees along the electrical supply lines.

According to President of the Industrial Association Lasipora, Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, the branches of sarwa trees frequently come in contact with the power lines, resulting in faults and disruptions in electricity supply. "Timely inspection of the electrical infrastructure, as mandated under the supply code, has not been carried out. Most of the repeated faults occur due to cable punctures inside the premises of units," he said. Khan added that despite repeated communications, the request to allow trimming of the trees has...