12-Hour Blackout Turns Night Into Ordeal For Zingabai Takli Residents

Nagpur: Hundreds of residents in Shiv Nagar, Zingabai Takli, spent a sleepless night after a prolonged power outage plunged the area into darkness amid oppressive heat. With fans, coolers and air conditioners rendered useless, children, senior citizens and patients struggled through the night.Residents said the supply was disrupted around 12.30am Wednesday and remained unavailable for several hours before being restored in the morning. Another outage at 8am lasted for hours, pushing total disruption to nearly 12 hours.An official of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) attributed the disruption to a damaged circuit and cable. "A temporary repair was carried out during the night to restore supply. The damaged cable was replaced completely in the morning," the official said.In a separate incident, residents of Borgaon Basti on Gorewada Road also reported a lengthy outage on Wednesday evening. Residents alleged that attempts to seek assistance through MSEDCL's toll-free helpline yielded little response."I repeatedly tried calling the toll-free number, but there was no response. After several attempts, I finally managed to register a complaint, yet power was restored only in the morning," said Monisha Mukherjee, a resident of Shiv Nagar.She claimed that similar disruptions have occurred frequently over the past two months, with cable faults and technical failures often leading to extended outages.Citizens said power infrastructure in several areas has struggled to cope with rising summer demand. While brief outages have been reported across Nagpur, residents claimed that prolonged disruptions have become increasingly common in localities including Zingabai Takli, Godhani, Gorewada, Katol Road, Mankapur, Besa and Manewada.With pre-monsoon showers already reported on Wednesday evening, residents fear the situation could worsen in the coming weeks. They expressed concern that rain-related faults may trigger more frequent and longer disruptions if the network continues to face operational strain.