Frequent power cuts affect normal life in Dhanbad

At a time when the temperature is hovering around 42-43 degrees Celsius, the unprecedented power crisis has badly affected the normal life besides trade and industry in Coal Town Dhanbad for over a week.

The pitiable state of affairs can be assumed from the fact that around 12-14 hours of power crisis is being witnessed in urban areas of the district while rural areas are witnessing over 16 hours of crisis.

Increased power consumption during the summer, short supply of power due to load shedding by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) as well as the Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) are primarily responsible for the crisis.

Notably, the power consumption demand which remains at around 212 to 230 megawatts during the winter has increased to around 300 megawatts with the onset of summer.