Lights, torches sell at premium across Calcutta

The power crisis in several parts of the city in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan has triggered a scramble for emergency lights and torches across the city.

An electrical appliance store along Rajarhat Main Road that had been closing by 5:30pm because of the lockdown is now open till 7pm and struggling to meet the demand for emergency lights.

Most of Rajarhat, Baguiati, Rajpur-Sonarpur and Behala are still without electricity or facing frequent power cuts.

Several residents The Telegraph spoke to said that they had bought emergency lights and torches at a premium and even candles were in short supply.