Mumbai power cuts: Large parts of city affected due to disruption in "incoming electric supply".(File)
As large parts of Mumbai and its suburban areas face unprecedented and widespread power outage due to "TATA's incoming electric supply failure", residents and Bollywood celebrities took to the social media sharing concerns even as power suppliers assured supply for "critical services".
Within minutes of the outage, people took to the social media. Hashtags such as #powercut, #Mumbai, #NaviMumbai and #poweroutage, among others, started trending on Twitter.
The electricity supply was interrupted at 10:05 am and expected to be restored in 45 minutes to an hour for the metropolis according to the authorities. Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut has now said it would another hour for the supply to be restored.
Adani Electricity, a major power supplier in the city, said is it "currently supplying to critical services in Mumbai". Multiple operators, including the state-run BEST, Adani Electricity and Tata Power supply power to the city.
Some Twitter users used the power outage in Mumbai city and its sub-urban areas to point out how consistent the electricity supply has been over the years. Others poked fun with political memes and commentary.
Delighted by the power cut which even stopped Mumbai's train service - discontinued for the first time ever during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown earlier this year - people rejoiced that those working and studying from home amid the pandemic would get to take a break. Online classes and work was affected in absence of power backup at many homes disrupting internet connectivity.
The power outage also left the posh south Mumbai areas without creature comforts with residents of the city's sub urban areas - where power supply disruptions are routine - sharing their delight with the situation.
Tickled by the flood of jokes, industrialist and Mumbai resident Anand Mahindra - known for being vocal on the social media on a variety of issues - said even though Mumbai's power lines had tripped humour lines on the internet were intact and moving. He also celebrated Mumbai's famed resilience in face of all adversity with another tweet of football players readying for a game, using hashtag MondayMorning.