City is running on generators

The Bangalore city is running on generators and both domestic and industrial consumers are bearing the brunt. Five to six hours of intermittent power cuts every day have crippled the industry. Domestic consumers too are largely dependent on gensets and inverters. The situation is no better in the silk and jewellery hub of Chickpet. Same in other commercial hubs like Brigade Road and Commercial street where smoke levels are always high due to constant use of gensets.






Both Bescom and KPTCL have come out with standard excuses such as demand is more, state facing shortage, technical snags in Raichur power plant. The industry says this is one of the worst situations in the past two decades.All process industries have come to a halt as production costs have increased by 60% and the output has come down by 10%. The association members have decided to shut the operations of the industrial hub for one day if the situation doesn't improve.

According to Peenya industrial Association members, they have faced a loss of Rs 10 crore to 12 crore in the last one week due to power cuts.According to traders, Chickpet generates a turnover of Rs 300 crore every day but due to long power cuts, almost every shop is facing about 20% loss.

Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) president J Crasta said: "One has to know why the power generation has reduced. It is because the turbines are not working due to the low-quality coal being purchased by the government. It's time the government did something about inefficient management. It must go in for smart meters."

Five to six hours of intermittent power cuts every day have crippled the industry. The domestic and industrial consumers are bearing the brunt due to power cuts. Both Bescom and KPTCL have come out with standard excuses. According to source, almost every shop is facing about 20% loss and smoke levels in commercial hubs increased due to constant use of gensets.The association members have decided to shut the operations of the industrial hub for one day if the situation doesn't improve.

Highest temperature in 25 yrs

Bangalore City sizzles with maximum temperature in past 25 years. The all-time maximum has been 38.3 degrees Celsius (April 30, 1931) and minimum temperatures been 14.4 degrees Celsius (April 26, 1894) for April till date. Last Sunday Bangalore has become scorching with maximum temperature of 37.6 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature of 24.2 degrees Celsius has been the highest in the past 25 years.


"The month of April always experiences extreme summer heat during day and night. The trend is likely to continue into May," Said state MET in-charge director B Puttanna

Source: The Times of India