States in denial; data shows massive overdrawing was overlooked

The “blackout” on Monday and the “torturous Tuesday” have clearly brought out the deficiencies in the management of the power grids across the country and there is no reason for anybody to believe that this would not happen again. Notwithstanding the denial by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other States that they did not indulge in overdrawing of power, data accessed by The Hindu presents a starkly different story of rampant violation of grid discipline.