Dera Bassi residents reel under 7-hour power cut

Dera Bassi, November 1

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Residents complained of a seven-hour power cut in several areas here today. Bhagat Singh Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Balaji Nagar, College Colony, banks and eateries near the highway remained affected.

Being Sunday, most of the residents were at home today and they had to endure a tough time without electricity. Residents said the seven-hour cut exhausted power backups. “Power cuts are frequent in Dera Bassi. Today, there was no power for close to seven hours, which made life miserable,” said Vikas Narang, a resident of Shakti Nagar. Day-to-day business was also affected as there was no power in shops. “If there is no power supply, our business gets affected,” said Ram Charan, an owner of an eatery in the main market.

PSPCL official Gaganpreet Singh said: “Some repair work was going on in the area. Some people were reluctant to install new poles in the area due to which the four-hour repair work got delayed”.

Officials said there was no plan to snap power supply in the coming days. Whenever repair work had to be done, supply had to be cut. — TNS