3 weeks ago
Gurugram residents take to streets over 48-hour power cut
People in a city called Gurugram lost their electricity for more than two days.
Many homes and shopping malls went dark.
Some people got very upset and went outside to protest on the street.
They blocked a big road called Sohna Road.
The police and electricity workers came to talk to them.
The problem was a broken wire underground.
Because there was no power, people also ran out of water in their homes.
The electricity company promised to fix things and make sure it doesn't happen again.
Finally, the lights came back on around 5 o'clock in the evening.
People were happy that the power was restored.
Several shopping malls and residential complexes on Sohna Road in Gurugram suffered a power cut lasting over 48 hours, restored on Wednesday.
Residents of Pyramid Urban Homes society in Sector 67 took to the streets over the prolonged outage.
AIRIA Mall, Elan Mall, Ocus, and Pyramid Society were among more than eight affected establishments.
Sources said the outage was caused by a short circuit in the power supply network laid beneath the structures, while DHBVN SDO Sunil Saini cited a fault in the switching cable.
Residents laid siege to Sohna Road until police and power officials intervened, and senior electricity department officials were summoned to assure residents.
- Who
- Residents of Pyramid Urban Homes society and other establishments on Sohna Road, along with officials of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam (DHBVN).
- What
- A power cut lasting more than 48 hours affected several malls and residential complexes and prompted residents to protest and block Sohna Road until supply was restored.
- Where
- Sohna Road area, including Sector 67, in Gurugram, Haryana.
- When
- The outage lasted over 48 hours and power was restored on Wednesday around 5 pm.
- Why
- Sources said a short circuit in the underground power supply network caused the outage; DHBVN SDO Sunil Saini said a fault in the switching cable had cut the supply.
Key facts
- Affected area
- Sohna Road, Sector 67, Gurugram
- Outage duration
- More than 48 hours
- Affected establishments
- More than 8, including AIRIA Mall, Elan Mall, Ocus, and Pyramid Society
- Reported cause
- Short circuit in the power supply network beneath the structures
- Official cause
- Fault in the switching cable (per DHBVN SDO Sunil Saini)
- Power restored
- Around 5 pm on Wednesday
- Public action
- Residents laid siege to Sohna Road until police and power officials cleared the blockade
- Utility agency
- Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam (DHBVN)
Quotes
Sunil Saini
Badshahpur sub‑district officer for Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam
“"a fault in the switching cable had scuppered the power supply."”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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