Mumbai Power Outage: Several Parts in the city reported electricity cuts, a little after 10 AM.
Train services came to a halt, homes and businesses were without electricity and people sweltered in humid heat as a grid failure resulted in massive power outages across Mumbai Monday morning.
The power supply was restored in many parts of Mumbai after a blackout of over 2 hours. The unprecedented power cut was reported a little after 10 am, leaving several local trains stranded on tracks. Western Railway said the breakdown was due to a grid failure at Tata Power. Commuters were seen walking on rail tracks. The central and western line train services have now been restored.
The city's civic body asked hospitals to ensure there is enough supply of diesel for at least eight hours to avoid power failures, especially in the ICUs.
Within minutes of the outage, people took to social media. Hashtags such as #powercut, #Mumbai and #poweroutage started trending on Twitter. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was among those who took to social media.
Here are the updates on Mumbai power outage:
The power supply (in Mumbai) has been restored substantially, out of 2000 MW which went off, about 1900 MW has been restored, the remaining will be restored soon. The national grid is fine, the problem happened in some parts of the state grid, said Union Power Minister RK Singh.
Security personnel helped about 350 passengers who wanted to get down from suburban trains.
Power supply to railways is restored. Power to other emergency services like Hospitals are also being restored, tweets Energy Minister Nitin Raut.
Mumbai Outage: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monitors Status at Hospitals
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) closely monitors the status at all private and government hospitals, to ensure that their services continue unhindered, even in the dearth of power supply.
After restoration of electricity, reasons behind the outage will be probed, tweets Energy Minister Nitin Raut.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke to State Power Minister Nitin Raut and BMC Commissioner over grid failure in Mumbai and gave directions for its restoration as soon as possible.
Trains between CSMT-Panvel on Harbour Line have resumed. We're trying to restore services between CSMT-Kalyan, CSMT-Karjat/Kasara. Long-distance trains from Mumbai rescheduled, and incoming trains regulated at interchange points: CPRO, Central Railway.
Mumbai Power Outage: Trains Rescheduled
In view of interruption in Traction power at 10:05 AM due to Grid failure of Tata Power company, five long distance trains of Western Railways are affected as under:
1) 09025 Bandra terminus- Amritsar clone special train which departs at 11:15 AM is rescheduled to depart at 1 PM.
2) 02925 Bandra terminus- Amritsar Pashchim Express which departs at 12 Noon is rescheduled to depart at 1:15 PM.
3) 02933 Ahmedabad- Mumbai Central Karnavati Express will be short terminated at Borivali and will depart from Borivali as 02934
4) 09115 Sayaji Nagri Express will be short terminated at Borivali station and will depart from Borivali as 09116
5) 02480 Bandra terminus- Jodhpur Surya Nagri Express which departs at 1:30 PM is rescheduled to depart at 2:30 PM.
Central Railway long-distance special trains rescheduled.
Due to power supply failure in Mumbai region, residents of Mumbai are requested to call on these numbers.
As Mumbai witnesses power cut due to grid failure, several Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to react on the disruption of electricity in the city.
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BJP leader Amit Malviya hits out at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government over the power outrage in Mumbai.
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Mumbai Power Outage: Mumbai Civic Body Chief's Statement For HospitalsIn a statement this morning, IS Chahal, the commissioner of Mumbai's civic body - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC - told the hospitals to reach out to disaster control room for help amid the city's fight against coronavirus.
"All the hospitals to contact their respective SWM transport GARAGE officers to get enough supply of diesel for at least eight hours so that there is no power failures in hospitals especially ICUs. In case of any issues please contact disaster control room for help. CE SWM to coordinate this," the statement read.
"Disaster control and CE M&E To keep stand bye private MOBILE DG SET vehicles handy within next one hour in case power failure continues beyond two hours. Please report to Shri. Narvekar or smt. Sangita Lokhande at DM Control about this every half an hour," it further added
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Mumbai Power Outage: Train Services By Western Railways Also Affected
"In view of interruption in Traction power at 10.05 hrs due to Grid failure of Tata Power company, services btwn Churchgate & Borivili are suspended. It shall be resumed as soon as traction power supply is restored. Commuters are requested to cooperate. However, Power supply, from MSETCL available at Vasai Road & it has been extended to work essential suburban trains between Borivili to Virar section," an official statement read.
"Efforts are on to start services in Churchgate-Borivali section.
Commuters are requested not to panic & maintain social distancing," the statement further read.
"Almost Total Power Cut In Mumbai," Tweets Sanjay Nirupam "Almost total power black out in Mumbai due to major grid failure.
Its multiple line disruption. Only hospital type some utilities getting supply in the city. Mumbai is seperated from the rest of Maharashtra to avoid disastrous cascading effect on the city," Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam tweeted.
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