The special task force (STF) of police and the experts of the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) are still to unravel the mystery shrouding the incident involving the blackout caused in several cities due to snag in 1.58 lakh hi-tech smart meters on Janmashtami Day – August 12, 2020.
Many areas of Uttar Pradesh suddenly plunged into darkness for many hours after 1.58 lakh smart meter connections snapped in several cities including Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Moradabad, Mathura, Aligarh Saharanpur, Jhansi, Bareilly and Faizabad, forcing thousands of angry consumers to protest outside sub-stations.
