With heatwave conditions having intensified across India, the entire country is in the throes of a major power deficit.
States including UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are facing power outages running up to 16 hours in a day. Rural parts of Punjab and Haryana and also facing the brunt of lengthy power cuts. Even a power surplus state like J&K is reeling under load-shedding forcing its chief minister Omar Abdullah to tweet that the public should start paying market price for the electricity they consume.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/%E2%80%98power-cuts-due-fuel-shortage%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashme-sehgal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal-india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
