[Assam] Transformer Installation in Assam

[Dilip/Dil Deka]

This is the second time we have seen a picture of unsafe installation of an electrical transformer. Is there a problem with the ASEB specification for transformer installation? Or was a short cut taken by the contractor who installed it?
  Best practice is to mount the transformer high on the pole. If not possible for whatever reason, a barrier needs to be placed around the installation. It is all common sense, one does not need a degree in electrical engineering.
  Dilip Deka
   
   
A high voltage step-down transformer at a locality in Barpeta town which lies within the easy reach of children. – Photo: Barpeta Correspondent