Several places in Mumbai faced power outages after a transmission line tripped on Monday, said news reports on Monday. Outages were reported from in Bandra, Khar and Dharavi areas, prompting residents to complain on social media.
Twitter users tagged Adani Electricity and Tata Power, the utilities that serve the city, in their posts complaining about the outage.
India’s weather office has warned of heatwaves in six states next week, as extreme weather conditions threaten lives and livelihoods across the subcontinent.