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Power trip hits seven states, millions
suffer
Seven states in north India woke up to a powerless Monday with
supply cut at 2.32 a.m. due to a major breakdown in the grid that
was not fully corrected till well into the afternoon, disrupting
not just rail, metro and road
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New Delhi: Large
parts of north and east India went without power Tuesday as the
Northern Grid and sections of the Eastern and Northeastern Grid
broke down, affecting supply in 10 states and paralysing train
traffic as well as essential services such as the Delhi Metro.
The Northern Grid had collapsed Monday, leading to power outages
across seven states, including the national capital, and supply
could be restored only by afternoon.
According to officials, power supply in over 10 states in north
and east India has been hit.
"Grid incident occurred at 1 p.m. affecting the Northern, Eastern
and Northeastern Grid. System is under restoration," said the
official website of the Eastern Grid.
Train services in the region came to a complete halt due to the
power failure, a railway spokesperson in Kolkata said.
"About 150-200 trains have been affected by power failure," said a
Northern Railway official.
The Delhi Metro suspended service on all six lines as power
tripped for the second consecutive day. It normally operates over
2,700 trips a day, covering a total of about 70,000 km and
carrying around 1.8 million passengers on week days.
"Due to Northern Grid failure, all train services have been
suspended and entry to all stations stopped. The trains, which are
plying right now, are being brought to the nearest station for
evacuation," a Delhi Metro official said.
"Nine trains were in the tunnel, and were immediately brought to
the nearest station and the passengers were evacuated and refunded
the amount. No passengers are stranded in the tunnel," the Metro
official added.
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