sachin34357 Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/up-riots-as-heat-wave-prompts-power-cuts/ Officials say thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave have been rioting across northern India, setting electricity sub-stations on fire and taking power company officials hostage. The impoverished state of Uttar Pradesh has never had enough power for its 200 million people, and normally many receive only a few hours a day. But recent temperatures that soared to 47 Celsius have caused power demand to spike, triggering unscheduled power cuts that shut down fans, water pumps and air conditioners. A state utility official Narendra Nath Mullick says thousands ransacked an electricity substation Friday near the state capital of Lucknow, taking several workers hostage until police intervened Saturday morning. Elsewhere, angry crowds set fire to electricity substations in Gonda and Gorakhpur.
Desi Cartman Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 WTF .. How the hell will they get ANY electricity if they do what they are doing ? Officials say thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave have been rioting across northern India, setting electricity sub-stations on fire and taking power company officials hostage.
Sachin=GOD Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Delhi heat breaks 70-year record; temperatures soar to 47.8. Entire North India is breaking heat records and facing a major power crisis.
fineleg Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Elsewhere, angry crowds set fire to electricity substations in Gonda and Gorakhpur. It is going to take more time to repair and restore power!!!
asterix Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 It is going to take more time to repair and restore power!!! The idea behind this is that the sub-stations are not distributing the power properly and only distributing the power to affluent localities... By destroying them they'll screw up power supply to those affluent localities too... It's like if we don't get electricity then we'll not allow others too to get electricity...
Vilander Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 UP is precursor to rest of India if BIMARU dont stop breeding.
Sachin=GOD Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Arunoday Mukharji @ArunodayM Congress' Rashid Alvi: "Har Har Mombatti, ghar ghar mombatti" on the power crisis. First big challenge for govt #powerlessinindia @ibnlive
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