Chandigarh power outage: Telcos using alternative sources to power sites, exchanges

Mobile operators’ association Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday said the power outage in parts of Chandigarh had impacted telecom towers and disrupted mobile network connectivity in certain areas, and telcos are talking all measures to power their sites and exchanges by using alternative sources.

COAI’s comments came as many parts in Chandigarh continued to face power outage on Tuesday, a day after employees of the electricity department launched a three-day strike in protest against privatisation.

Due to the strike by the union of employees in the electricity department of Chandigarh, there had been instances of power outages in some parts of the city, COAI said in a statement.