Gurugram industries say prolonged power cuts causing losses

Industry owners of Manesar and Dharuhera on Thursday said they have been facing long power cuts for over a month now, resulting in production and supply loss. Members of the Industrial Model Township (IMT) Manesar Industrial Association on Thursday also met Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and apprised him of their situation. Officials of the power department, however, said the situation is likely to improve by only next month.

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) distributes electricity and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) transmits electricity in IMT Manesar.

On Wednesday, the Manesar Industries Welfare Association (MIWA) also wrote to the power utility and apprised them of the problems being faced by factory owners due to the frequent power cuts. Manmohan Gaind, vice-president, MIWA, said that unscheduled night-long power cuts have become a regular phenomena in Manesar over the last couple of weeks, and it has impacted production.