A day after Chandigarh plunged into darkness, residents raised concerns over how despite knowing about the strike by the power department employees days in advance, the administration was caught unprepared.
They feel that the administration should also take responsibility of the blackout, which threw normal life out of gear and even affected emergency services.
When asked what steps he took to avert the situation, UT advisor Dharam Pal, said, “We were holding regular talks with the power union workers and they were holding peaceful protests. We didn’t expect that something this major will happen.” He added that the Army was called in to help and now supply was restored to most of the areas.
