Power outage triggers road Blockade in North Chennai
The protestors, who had gathered around 3.30am, dispersed after police and TNPDCL officials assured them that power supply would be restored. Around 30 people gathered and blocked the road around 3.45am in front of the Electricity Board office on Paper Mills Road. He said residents of Selaivayal also experienced an outage lasting more than two hours from 10.30pm on Friday.
Residents said repeated night-time outages had affected daily life, particularly in North Chennai. R K Ragul, a resident, said parts of Vyasarpadi had faced power cuts lasting more than three hours the previous week. He said residents had brought the issue to the attention of officials, who assured them that the damaged lines would be restored. He said the work had damaged streetlight cables in some areas as well.
The power outage in DD Thottam and surrounding areas lasted more than two hours. Night patrol personnel, including inspector Anandakumar and sub-inspector Murugesan, reached the spot and held talks with the residents. Electricity Board assistant engineer Niroshaa assured them that steps would be taken to restore the supply. The residents then dispersed and traffic movement resumed. C Raghukumar, convener of Perambur Neighbourhood Development Forum, blamed the outages on the damage to underground electricity cables during stormwater drain work on Perambur High Road. Raghukumar raised concerns over a lack of coordination between civic authorities and TNPDCL.
Chennai: Angry residents, woken up by an unscheduled power cut in the middle of the night, staged a road blockade on Paper Mills Road in Perambur, under Kolathur assembly constituency, early on Saturday. DD Thottam residents said power supply was disrupted from around 1am on Saturday in their area.