Bengaluru: First it was the load shedding that caused power outrages and then the regular maintenance work by the Bescom. But seems like the power cuts are here to stay.
Friday being a festival day, there were not much power cuts in city, but from Saturday onwards the power cuts are going to be back in city in many areas. This time it is due to cable laying works taken up by the KPTCL in many city areas for which power supply will be irregular, that too without any time schedule.
A senior official from the Bescom admitted that the power shutdown in city would be due to regular maintenance works that are being taken up by the Bescom and adding to that the cable laying works by the KPTCL. “The ongoing cable laying work is happening in many areas. But once the current work is completed it will ensure seamless power connectivity.
“The ongoing cabling work ensures that high-voltage electricity can be carried through these lines in city area and it will help Bescom not to have power cuts during maintenance works. We are getting more than 300 MW of energy from hydel resources and its going to increase in the coming days as the water flow to the dams has been increased in the state. As of now we have no shortage of power as it existed two weeks ago, hence there is no load shedding in city,” informed a official.
But the residents in many parts of Bengaluru continue to have power outages throughout the day.
