Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Bhopal Areas Face Scheduled Power Cuts On August 20
Some parts of Bhopal will lose electricity on Thursday, August 20.
The electricity department is doing planned work.
The power cuts will happen at different times in different neighborhoods.
Many areas will be without power from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Some places will have shorter cuts lasting two or three hours.
Areas named include Panchwati, Shiv Nagar, Nawab Colony, Nehru Nagar and many nearby localities.
People are advised to finish important tasks before the power is switched off.
Electricity is expected to return after the work is completed.
Scheduled electricity disruptions are planned across several Bhopal localities on Thursday, August 20.
Most affected areas will experience outages from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Nawab Colony and nearby areas are scheduled for a shorter disruption from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Power cuts in K-Fiza, Book Depot and Pipalner are scheduled from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The electricity department said the shutdowns are needed for departmental work, with restoration expected afterward.
- Who
- Residents of several Bhopal localities and the electricity department.
- What
- Scheduled power disruptions will affect multiple areas because of departmental work.
- When
- Thursday, August 20; outage times vary from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Where
- Several localities in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, including Panchwati, Shiv Nagar, Nawab Colony, Nehru Nagar and nearby areas.
- Why
- The electricity department is carrying out departmental work.
- Date
- Thursday, August 20
- Location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Reason
- Departmental work by the electricity department
- Common outage period
- 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Shorter outage periods
- Some areas are scheduled from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM or 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Nawab Colony outage
- 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Restoration
- Electricity is expected to be restored after the work is completed