Residents of Wagholi, Kesnand, Perne, Uruli Kanchan, Sortapwadi, Koregaon and other areas expressed anger at the load shedding undertaken for nearly an hour-and-a-half on Wednesday by the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL) bang in the middle of a particularly harsh summer.
A problem arose in the transmission of electricity from Koyna stage 4 via the 400 KW high-voltage line from Karad to Lonikand. A technical failure in the line disrupted the flow of approximately 50 to 60 MW of electricity supplied to the Pune circle. Consequently, temporary load shedding had to be carried out in Uruli Kanchan, Wagholi, Kesnand, Perne, Sortapwadi, Koregaon, Wadeholhai, Ashtapur, Naigaon and other areas for one-and-a-half hours starting 9.30 am. While Wagholi is among the most urbanised of the villages newly merged with the Pune Municipal Corporation, it sees frequent power outages, inconveniencing the residents.
