Residents and DYFI cadres protesting by lighting torches against power cut at Kannapanagar in Coimbatore on September 23. Photo: M. Periasamy
A worker sprays water on fabric kept in trollies in a dyeing unit at the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Perundurai. During power failures industries are hit hard and fabric has to be kept wet until the power resumes to prevent colour variations. Photo: K. Ananthan
The power situation in western region has reduced work drastically in small industrial units. Workers are forced to kill time during the wait for supply to resume. Photo: M. Periasamy.
Members of various organisations staged a protest in Erode on September 22 with lit candles against the power crisis. Photo: M. Govarthan
Residents and small scale entrepreneurs staged a protest on the Ganapathy stretch of the Sathyamangal Road on September 23 to protest against the increasing power cut. Photo: Special Arrangement
Retail outlets in Coimbatore largely use generators as there is no power supply for most part of business time. Photo: S. Siva Saravanan
Workers at a pump manufacturing unit in Coimbatore doing minor works when there is no power supply. The generator is used to run only select machinery. Photo: M. Periasamy.
Farmers protest against the shortage of power supply near Chennimalai by wearing black shawls, on September 18. Photo: M. Govarthan
Residents resorted to road blockade on TPK Road near Madura College in Madurai on September 21. Photo: G. Moorthy
Traders and residents observe a fast in Anthiyur on September 18, protesting against the power crisis. Photo: Special Arrangement
Published - September 24, 2012 02:15 pm IST
