Frequent power outages over the last few days have made life miserable for residents of the Millennium City. People complained that there were power cuts ranging from 8-10 hours on a daily basis.
Bittu, a carpenter in Rajeev Nagar, an unauthorised colony in the Old City, said the power cuts were forcing him and his family to sleep outside.
Case of overload
“We did not have electricity for almost eight hours on Sunday night,” said Mr. Bittu.
Vicky, a shopkeeper in the colony, said power outages occurred mostly due to overload, as several houses had air conditioners. Other unauthorised colonies such as Sheetla Colony, Prem Nagar, Aadarsh Nagar and Ashok Vihar have also been facing frequent outages.
The posh colonies, such as DLF Phase I-V, Sushant Lok, Ardee City and Mayfield Garden, have also been reeling under power cuts.
“There was no electricity for almost eight hours in Sushant Lok C Block on Monday after a distribution transformer was damaged,” said Sushant Lok Residents’ Welfare Association president A.K. Nagpaul
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Superintending Engineer, Naveen Kumar Verma, said the outages were due to overloading and inadequate infrastructure.
