Mumbai and parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts are facing a major power outage due to a major grid failure, said officials.
The Energy Minister Nitin Raut said that some regular maintenance work was going on at the 400KV lines at Kalwa, Thane.
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"All the load had been shifted to the other circuit which faced some technical issues and broke down, hitting power supply to large parts of Mumbai-Thane. Work is underway on a war footing to restore power," Raut assured in a statement.
Major power outage puts Mumbai Metropolitan region under dark: Key points
- The power breakdown has affected the lifelines of Mumbai, Central Railway, and Western Railway including all local trains halting en route till Vasai and Diva.
- BEST, one of the Mumbai distributors informed that the power supply was interrupted due to TATA's incoming electric supply failure at around 10.15 a.m.
- Helpless commuters at many locations jumped down and started walking down to the nearest suburban railway station.
- A BMC Spokesperson said the power outage was due to the Central Grid failure of the Tata Power at Kalwa, Thane, and restoration could take around an hour.
- Efforts were underway to start services in the Churchgate-Borivali section. Commuters are requested not to panic and maintain social distancing.
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