Committee probing Mumbai power outage to submit report by November 5

A committee appointed by the state government to probe the Mumbai power outage has been given an extension till November 5 to submit its report. State energy minister had constituted the committee on October 21 to submit a report within a week. However, it has been given an extension considering the extent of the probe. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has also constituted a committee, which is expected to submit an interim report within a month.