Unscheduled load-shedding dragging on for more than five hours on Friday have badly hit normal life in different parts of Haldwani and other parts of the region.
The power supply that went off around 11 am could be restored only around 4.30 pm in Haldwani, including Mukhani, Kaladhungi Road, Gasgodam Road, R K Tent House Road and Kushumkhera, Kamaluwaganja, to name a few areas. However, the power supply continued to be disrupted for short intervals here during evening hours on Friday. Unscheduled load- shedding thus has become a routine affair here for many days, as citizens also faced power outages for three hours on Thursday. “We keep suffering due to the dragging power outages in many ways. Drinking water supply has become erratic. We wonder for how long we would have to put up with such ordeals,” said a senior citizen from the town.