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Custom-Designed Bird Guards End Power Failures, Protect Vindhya Wildlife

Birds often sit and build nests on tall electricity towers.

Their droppings can make electrical equipment unsafe, especially during rain or humid weather.

This can cause power lines to stop working.

In Madhya Pradesh, the power company has added special guards and covers to the towers.

The guards make it harder for birds to perch in dangerous places.

The covers stop droppings from landing on important electrical parts.

Officials say bird-related power failures have now become almost zero in the area.

The changes are also meant to protect local and migratory birds.

Key facts

220 kV installations: 210 bird guards and 50 excreta preventers have been installed on 470 towers across five lines totaling 133.68 km.
132 kV installations: 1,600 guards and 150 preventers are being installed on 1,530 towers across 15 lines totaling 440 km.
Reported trippings: About 20 bird-related trippings were recorded in the Rewa region during 2025-26.
Reported result: Bird-induced tripping has been reduced to almost zero since the devices were introduced.
Equipment function: Bird guards discourage perching and nesting, while excreta preventers stop droppings from accumulating on disc insulators.
Wildlife areas: The installations cover bird-sensitive areas near reservoirs, river basins, forests and other water bodies.

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