Unscheduled power cuts to haunt Benglureans till October

BENGALURU: While many residents are reporting short-duration power cuts – half an hour to one hour – becoming the order of the day, unscheduled power cuts through the day in parts of east, southeast, south and central parts of Bengaluru have left many citizens and businessmen agitated.

And, there might be no respite from this until October. According to Bescom officials, power cuts are likely to extend for 2-3 months owing to a variety of electrical and infrastructural works.

D Nagarjuna, director (technical), Bescom, said: “One of the key reasons is regular maintenance that happens once every three months as per industry norms. Adding to this, the shifting of hazardous transformers too requires disconnection of power, affecting supply.”