The city residents were left in lurch on Tuesday due to long power cuts after morning rains.
With UT Powermen Union call for strike on July 30, no one responded to the complaints of residents on Tuesday and the residents were made to wait till Tuesday midnight for restoration of power supply.
Most of the southern sectors of city faced power cuts from Tuesday afternoon till midnight. Sectors 22, 26, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 46, 51, 54 were worst hit as the power cut gave sleepless night to the residents.
Even as the UT Electricity Department claimed to have made arrangements on the day of strike, half of the city plunged into dark due to power cuts.
The UT Powermen Union observed strike on July 30 protesting against the proposal of UT Administration to corporatise the UT Electricity Department and demanding filling of over 500 vacant posts of promotion and direct quota posts of various categories of employees, appointment to the next kin of deceased employees, procurement of material, and abolishing of contract system.
In view of one day strike, the UT Administration had made it clear that the principle of “No work No Pay” shall be strictly enforced.