Power cuts cripple households and factories, hit students in Chennai
Day one of the two-hour-long power cut turned chaotic this morning at the home of Ms Sujata Vijay in Chennai's RA Puram area. The power went off at 8, crippling her kitchen appliances. She could not prepare her son Ved's favourite chutney for idlis and had to make sandwiches instead before he rushed for his classes. "It's a shame. Now we have to completely make a fresh plan for the day's menu; what and when to prepare etc," she told NDTV. (Read more)
