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Protests against power cuts turns violent in Coimbatore
Police using "mild force" to disperse agitators who attempted to block traffic during a protest against power cuts at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Friday . Photo: S. Siva Saravanan
More than 10,000 industries owners and workers, some holding black flags, staged a demonstration on Friday condemning the “unprecedented power cuts, ranging from four hours to nine hours,” upsetting the production pattern and also leading to workers sitting idle.
The Hindu : States / Tamil Nadu : Protests against power cuts turns violent in Coimbatore
That was in feb.Industries in Coimbatore shut on power cut issue
Tamil Nadu Bureau
Members of 31 industrial associations and their workforce staged a demonstration at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Friday protesting the frequent and prolonged power cuts. Photo: S. Saravanan
Members of 31 industrial associations and their workforce staged a demonstration at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Friday protesting the frequent and prolonged power cuts. Photo: S. Saravanan
Over 25,000 big, medium and small units of the Coimbatore region were shut down on Friday in protest against unscheduled and long hours of load-shedding
The Hindu : Cities / Coimbatore : Industries in Coimbatore shut on power cut issue
Seems police are playing dandiya there.Oh the Horror
That was in feb.
that was summer low demand time FYI now its peak
that was summer low demand time FYI now its peak
that was summer low demand time FYI now its peak
Yeah, its back to 24 hours now, Pakistan must have sold its surplus to Coimbatore.
As the news suggests, some areas have faced issue due to maintenance. It is difference from power shortage where everybody has to face cut for few hours to account for shortfall.Power outage despite surplus
OUR BUREAU
Calcutta
Residents of the city and its suburbs are being forced to suffer power cuts for hours at the height of summer despite Bengal being a power surplus state.
The reasons: snags and maintenance. CESC, which maintains 25 lakh-plus connections in Calcutta and Howrah, and the state power distribution utility, which serves parts of the fringes, have not had to resort to load-shedding despite a surge in electricity demand this summer, but needed to switch off power in several areas to repair faults and for routine upkeep. Load-shedding occurs when power demand outstrips supply.
The areas that have suffered power outages include Kankurgachhi, Maniktala, Bagbazar, Jorasanko, Alipore, Bhowanipore and Kidderpore.
If theres no power shortage, why have we been without electricity for three to four hours daily on four days out of seven in this unbearable weather? asked Kankurgachhi resident Priyam Ganguly.
A CESC spokesperson claimed the glitches had been few and far between. Glitches and local faults may have caused outages in some areas. Whenever such problems have been reported, we have rushed to restore normality.
Houses around VIP Road are going without power for hours for more than a week.
I missed the last six overs of the KKR vs the Delhi Daredevils match and the tie-breaker of the Champions League final because of power cuts, said Jadavpur University student Shiladitya Banerjee, a resident of VIP Enclave near Baguiati.
Keshtopur residents complained of power cuts from around 2am till early morning for several days. On an average, we have gone without power four hours daily, said a resident.
A state power utility official blamed the outages on the damage to a 33KV feeder line at Bagjola while a road was being dug up for maintenance. He could not say how long it would take to rectify the fault.
Senior officials blamed the regular snags on persistently high demand for powe
Power outage despite surplus
Are you Tamilian??...How about other cities. Last I heard TN had 8 hour powercut.