New Delhi: Residents of Turbhe-Vashi in Navi Mumbai faced a 16-hour power failure which started on Thursday night. The power cuts began at around 11 pm on Thursday and several localities in the area reported outages throughout the night and some even on the next day. Residents said that they were facing several difficulties in their everyday work and their daily routine was disrupted due to the power failure.
No electricity to charge phones, difficulty sleeping, say residents
The residents of the area complained that the heat made it difficult for the people to sleep, especially the elderly and the children. Others complained that they could not charge their electrical appliances, due to which they lost out on important office work and business. Despite several complaints to the electricity provider, power was not restored for hours.
There was frustration and anger amongst the people of the area, against the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). A resident, Manohar Shinde was quoted by the Times of India as saying, “This is not the first time that power cut was witnessed. Our Sector 22 area has been badly hit by the frequent power failure, irrespective of seasons.”
Cable fault led to power failure: MSEDCL
Another resident complained that the power was finally restored in the area at 3 pm, the next day, i.e. Friday. The residents were very angry at the lack of timely response and no timely updates on the reasons for power outage in the Turbhe-Vashi area.
MSEDCL officials said that the power failure happened due to an underground cable fault. Officials said that the fault was not detected for hours, this is what led to the continued electricity disruption. Now however power supply is normal in all areas, they added.