Long power cuts irk city residents

Parts of the city on Monday faced proonged power cuts, causing irked residents to take to social media to vent their anger. The temperature in the city which had reached a sweltering 39º Celsius, only made matters worse.

“Power cut at Hyderabad Attapur Panduranga nagar colony from 2:15pm. could u plz restore it? (sic),” tweeted Ramesh Kumar K.

“Frequent power cuts in the past five days have turned out be a latest regular problem for us in Quthbullapur, Hyderabad. The situation is more troublesome for us who are working from home and patients isolated at home (sic).” said Raj ET on Twitter.

While some people were tired of having power cuts in the summer, others said that the power supply in the city was patchy, at best.

“For The Past Two Years We Are Facing Power Cut / Fluctuations. How much

● THE CITY suffered long hours of power cuts on Monday, and the mercury nearing 40º Celsius raised the temperature among residents.

● MANY SUFFERERS took to social media to complain of the prolonged power cuts, many of them without advance notice.

Ever You Complain, Just Making All Sort Of Excuses. Just Imagine, In Central Hyderabad, These Problem Occur, What About Other Areas. Omg! (sic)” tweeted one Syed Abdul Wadood.

When contacted by this newspaper, an official of the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Compoany Limited said that there were certain transmission issues, due to wind in the morning. However, they were firm that no power cut lasted for hours, and most of the disruptions towards Monday evening was due to “maintenance work”.