Lineman in India braves floodwaters

There are linemen all over the world, and in Karnataka, India, one lineman risked his life during a flood to help restore power to a village. The village had been without electricity—and running water—for a while. So, Manjunath Kumbar jumped into the rising floodwaters, swam to the pole, and successfully adjusted the submerged transformer to get power to a pump that could supply the village with drinking water. 

Just the previous year, one lineman in Karnataka lost his life doing something similar. This just goes to show the risks associated with lineman work in less-than-ideal conditions, but also illustrates how so many linemen go above and beyond in service to their communities. 

Source:

ABP News Bureau. “Karnataka: Lineman Swims Through Floodwater To Switch On Transformer. Video Goes Viral.” abp Live, https://news.abplive.com/news/india/karnataka-lineman-swims-through-floodwater-to-switch-on-transformer-video-goes-viral-1553873. Accessed 31 October 2022.