Torrid Tuesday: Blackout in 19 states, 600 million Indians affected
More than half of India was powerless for a large part of Tuesday. 19 states and more than 600 million Indians were without electricity after three major grids that supply electricity tripped in quick succession. The power minister said the crisis was caused by some states that exceeded their quota, placing the Northern Grid under considerable strain. The Eastern Grid tripped next, and then the North-Eastern Grid, making this India's largest power crisis.
Traffic crawls in Connaught Place in New Delhi. The traffic flow worsened in the afternoon after signals stopped functioning following a failure in the Northern Power Grid.
