Mumbai Power Outage: Several Areas Including Thane, Navi Mumbai, Palghar Without Electricity; BEST Says Failure Due to Interruption in Tata Power Supply, Local Trains Halted
There has been a major power cut in entire several areas in Mumbai. According to reports, there is multiple tripping of lines and transformer supplying power to Mumbai. The restoration work is underway. People took to Twitter to complain about the same.
Mumbai, October 12: There has been a major power cut in entire several areas in Mumbai, including Thane, Navi Mumbai. BEST in a tweet informed that the electric supply in Mumbai has been interrupted due to TATA's incoming electric supply failure.
According to other reports, there is multiple tripping of lines and transformer supplying power to Mumbai. The restoration work is underway. People took to Twitter to complain about the same. Mumbai Power Cut Memes And Jokes Take Over Twitter as Maximum City And Adjoining Areas Including Thane, Palghar, Navi Mumbai Lose Electricity; Check Funny Tweets.
Juhu, Andheri, Mira Road, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Panvel were among the areas that were largely affected. According to reports, in hospitals, while no disruptions were reported so far, authorities immediately began a battery-backup for ventilator and ICUs. They were directed to ensure back-up for four hours, according to a report in The Indian Express.
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The Mumbai Suburban train services have been disrupted due to grid failure, said Central Railways Chief Public Relation Officer. According to an ANI update, a commuter said "We are stuck here since 10:00 am".
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