Blackout in Ludhiana as 220 KV feeder develops a snag

The city plunged into darkness for several hours on Friday night as a snag developed in the 220 KV Feeder on Hambran Road. The power went out at 9.30pm and could not be restored till about 2am in several areas. In some areas, the supply resumed around 11am on Saturday.

In areas connected to the sub-stations of Kitchlu Nagar, GT Road and Chaura Bazaar, it took more than six hours for workers to rectify the fault.

Residents of Pritam Nagar were in for a shock as power went out again on Friday, a day after it was restored after a 48-hour outage that started on Tuesday. Angry residents came out their houses and staged a protest against Punjab State Power Corporation Limited officials.