Delhi: Rain leads to power outages in several parts
With heavy rain and strong winds lashing Delhi on Monday morning, several areas of the city faced power outages, which the distribution companies (discoms) said were either due to them switching off supply as a preventive measure or on account of trees/branches falling on overhead electricity lines and poles.
Hindustan Times spoke to a number of residents and found that supply was affected under all three discoms — Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited — from 4-5am on Monday.
TPDDL, which caters to north Delhi, said heavy rain and thunderstorm affected power supply in several parts of its jurisdictional area. “Heavy rain and storm inflicted damages to the electrical network and caused repeated trippings, leading to disruption in supply in Narela, Bawana, Badli, Mangolpuri, Kirari, Shalimar Bagh, Keshav Puram and Moti Nagar areas. Our teams are working relentlessly to minimise the impact and restore supply in a phased manner,” a TPDDL spokesperson said.
