By – Aditi Gupta
As of right now, the process of restoration power has begun, and the impacted areas begin to get energy again. But this major breakdown in the country’s electric system is really worrisome.
Delhi, which already lacks sufficient drinking water, is now facing an electrical scarcity. Atishi, a minister in the Delhi administration, has provided this information herself. There hasn’t been electricity in several parts of Delhi since 2:11 pm, the woman claimed in an Instagram post. This occurred as a result of a fire at the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) sub-station in Mandola, Uttar Pradesh. Mandola sub-station provides 1200 MW of energy to Delhi.
As of right now, the process of restoring power has begun, and the impacted areas are starting to get energy again. But this significant breakdown in the country’s electrical system is really concerning. To make sure that anything similar doesn’t happen again, I requested to meet with the Chairman of PGCIL and the Union Power Minister.
Thousands of angry citizens from the Chhattarpur assembly constituency, along with BJP workers, organized an extensive demonstration in front of the Jal Board office. The demonstrators were addressed by former MLA Choudhary Brahm Singh Tanwar and MP from South Delhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Ramveer Singh Bidhuri. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation was sought by the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who blamed the Aam Aadmi Party government for the water problem.
A severe scarcity of potable water exists in many parts of the metropolis. In particular, there are not enough tankers arriving in unauthorized colonies and slum neighborhoods. All of the slum sections of New Delhi, as well as colonies like Gopal Nagar, Vikas Nagar, Nihal Vihar, etc. in West Delhi, Okhla Phase-2 and Sangam Vihar in South Delhi, and Geeta Colony and the surrounding areas in East Delhi, are experiencing a drinking water crisis.