In several areas of Bangalore city, there was a 3-4 hour power cut and in others, it lasted nearly six hours, leaving residents annoyed.According to one BESCOM official, there is a shortage of about 500 MW as there is a generation problem in all the power stations in the state. While some technical snags at RTPS are causing some paucity, there are other problems at BTPS and other hydel power stations.
Altogether, there is a huge shortage, which the Bescom is managing by measures like power cuts across several areas, he said.
Dry weather will prevail across the state for the next few days. Temperature is above normal, says state meteorological incharge director B Puttana.BWSSB sources said at least 30 out of 55 pumping stations that lift water from the city’s low-level reservoirs (LLRs), are now hit by intermittent power supply. This will
affect water supply to most eastern and northern parts of the city.
“There is no scheduled power cut and power comes and goes all the time, disrupting our routine. We are having a minimum four-hour cut which sometimes goes on to six hours. The worrying part is that whenever we call up the authorities, they don’t even bother to pick up the call and when they do, they speak very rudely, telling us that they can’t help,’’ Said Arun Lobo, a resident of
KR Layout in JP Nagar 6th Phase.
Continuous power cuts make summer hotter and water supply may affect in most eastern and northern parts of the city. “It is the lower and middle classes which voted the BJP to power, but they are the ones who can’t afford UPS and other devices for their children to study during exams. The least the government could do is provide them uninterrupted power during the evenings so their children can study,’’ says N Mukund from
Jayanagar 5th Block.
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