Unable to cope up with the increasing gap between demand and supply of electricity in the State, several areas of the capital city and other parts of the State continue to face the power outage.
Among the worst sufferers were those who are living in the remote areas of the State. The frequent power cuts have been causing huge inconvenience to the residents especially after Uttarakhand witnessed thundershowers
on Sunday. Unable to cope up with the demand of electricity in the state which is hovering around 29 million units of electricity, the State power department implemented four hour of power outage in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts whereas small towns faced the power outage for nearly 1.5 hours in the State.
Well established officials claimed that no power outage was implemented in the industrial areas of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand. One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the department has procured one million unit of electricity through open market in order to ensure disruption free electricity to the consumers in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
Besides, State power department is also likely to receive 8.4 million units of electricity and 1.5 million units of electricity through open market on Tuesday to reduce the gap between the demand and supply of electricity in the State.