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Power cuts: Delhi worst affected

New Delhi: Summers here, and so are powercuts and load shedding. Delhi is the worst hit as far as power shortage is concerned. This summer is going to be bad for all Metros as they struggle with the enormous shortfall in supply. In Delhi its takes little to turn a optimist into a pessimist. The Longwani family in West Delhi faces daily power cuts of two to four hours. With daughter Aparna Longwani preparing for her college final year exams power has become a major irritant for the family. As summer heats up Delhi the problem is only expected to

Measures afoot to solve Delhi power crisis

Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf Monday announced measures to provide relief to residents from the ongoing power shortage. Yusuf asked authorities to deploy senior officials at the complaint centres so that consumers problems could be immediately sorted out. Officials said that distribution companies or discoms have been asked to avoid unscheduled load shedding and to provide accurate information on power cuts to consumers. The discoms were also asked to deploy senior engineers at the complaint centres so that they can handle the power problems effectively. In a meeting held Monday evening to review the power situation, the minister directed senior officials to develop

Rahul Mahajan held in Delhi

New Delhi : Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was arrested here today under the Narcotics Act, police sources said. Rahul has been booked under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act on the charge of sale and purchase, consumption and sources of drug, they said. We have sufficient evidence and that is why we have arrested Rahul Mahajan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police Manish Agrawal told reporters outside Apollo Hospital. We are seeking the opinion of doctors to have Rahul discharged. Prima facie charges against him are drug consumption, destruction of evidence and use

Delhi power woes to continue

NEW DELHI: Get ready for more power cuts. There is a shortage of nearly 500 MW of power in Delhi and the severe power crisis will not improve over the next few days, says a power ministry official. Delhis principal secretary (power) Rakesh Mehta said that two plants - in Ballabhgarh and Badarpur - have stopped functioning due to technical problems and the situation is unlikely to improve over the next three days. We are negotiating with Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat to purchase power and hope we will be able to get at least 250 MW of power within next

CISF to check power theft in Delhi

Delhis private power distribution companies have engaged the Central Industrial Security Force to check power theft, reports CNBC-TV18. Delhi governmnet will get a dedicated CISF battalion to curtail power theft. 3 discoms in Delhi will get one battalion of 120 CISF personnel each. Power theft of 30% amounts to Rs 2,500 crore of loss annually. Earlier private discoms along with Delhi Police used to tackle the problem of power theft.