Delhi's Power Crisis. Massive Outages, Parties Blame Each Other

Sweltering heat in Delhi and massive power outages have the capital begging for relief. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal called an emergency meeting with top officials in Delhi today to discuss the crisis. He said a deadline of 10 days has been set to restore three major power lines that were damaged during a recent dust-storm. The minister said the Congress government, which was in charge of Delhi for 15 years, is accountable for the current crisis. "The crux of the problem is clearly the lack of decision-making, lack of investment in infrastructure and lack of forward planning since 2002," Mr Goyal said. (Read more)