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No power in northern India for more than six hours, Metro, Rail disarrayed
Clean Media Correspondent
New Delhi, July 30 (CMC) There has been a massive power breakdown in northern India; it's the worst northern grid failure since 2001. The power failure has majorly hit metro services in Delhi, Railway services along with the water and electricity supply across seven states in north India.
There has been no power in seven states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal - since 2.30 last night, when the northern grid collapsed and the Metro rail at Delhi and over three hundred trains in the Northern India have got stranded here and there.
The power ministry says it will take 10 to 12 hours for the situation to return to normal.
Delhi's metro service was not running this morning, leaving thousands of rush-hour passengers scrambling. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation or the DMRC however says 60 per cent trains are now running.
Delhi's six water treatment plants were shut since power failed; five of them are now operational. All Delhi Jal Board water pumping stations have also been affected. Power companies are giving priority to the Jal Board.
Traffic signals in Delhi were also down. The Traffic Police says that the areas where power has not been restored will be physically manned till the situation is normal.
Essential services at the Delhi airport have been shifted to generator mode. There is back- up to last 48 hours.
AIIMS and the Prime Minister's house are on hydel power so they are functional.
Preliminary enquiry shows the collapse happened due to a fault near Agra.
All NTPC, state generator units tripped. The collapse led to an auto shut down of all power generation across seven north Indian states.
In Uttar Pradesh, none of the NTPC or state units are on stream till now.
No power in northern India for more than six hours, Metro, Rail disarrayed
New Delhi, July 30 (CMC) There has been a massive power breakdown in northern India; it's the worst northern grid failure since 2001. The power failure has majorly hit metro services in Delhi, Railway services along with the water and electricity supply across seven states in north India.
There has been no power in seven states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal - since 2.30 last night, when the northern grid collapsed and the Metro rail at Delhi and over three hundred trains in the Northern India have got stranded here and there.
The power ministry says it will take 10 to 12 hours for the situation to return to normal.
Delhi's metro service was not running this morning, leaving thousands of rush-hour passengers scrambling. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation or the DMRC however says 60 per cent trains are now running.
Delhi's six water treatment plants were shut since power failed; five of them are now operational. All Delhi Jal Board water pumping stations have also been affected. Power companies are giving priority to the Jal Board.
Traffic signals in Delhi were also down. The Traffic Police says that the areas where power has not been restored will be physically manned till the situation is normal.
Essential services at the Delhi airport have been shifted to generator mode. There is back- up to last 48 hours.
AIIMS and the Prime Minister's house are on hydel power so they are functional.
Preliminary enquiry shows the collapse happened due to a fault near Agra.
All NTPC, state generator units tripped. The collapse led to an auto shut down of all power generation across seven north Indian states.
In Uttar Pradesh, none of the NTPC or state units are on stream till now.
Suffering in since the morning hours is too much. Even after seven hours it is not known, how did the power trip!
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