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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Series of power cuts continue…

MALDA, 19 JUNE: While mercury is gradually soaring, making it more uncomfortable for the residents in the district, there is no relief from the continuous power cuts that could come as a respite to them amidst the prevailing sultry conditions.

The rate of power cuts has increased since Wednesday. There was a power cut for seven hours yesterday when electricity went off in the morning and residents had to bear the heat till late in the night. Even today, the residents of English Bazaar experienced power failure for more than two hours in the morning.

Despite the Regional Meteorological Office's forecast, there was no rain in the district till yesterday afternoon.

Power went off at 1.35 pm and resumed after three and-a-half hours on Thursday. There was a power cut again which continued for more than two hours late in the night. It was disrupted at 9.30 pm and there was no electricity till midnight..

Last night residents had to go through an unbearable situation due to these long hours when power supply was disrupted. There was not even a breeze to provide relief from the sultry conditions.

“We are helpless because power cut is beyond our control. We simply execute central (load dispatch) decision. Power cuts continue for more than three hours even in Kolkata. Not only English Bazaar town, but also of the district is also facing power cut at the same time,” said Mr DK Mondal, the divisional manager of state electricity distribution company in Malda. Families, are buying inverters for emergency power supply so that they can run the fans in their homes to get relief from the sultry situation.

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