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NEW DELHI, JULY 3. The unbearable humidity and heat in the Capital on Saturday triggered a massive power and water crisis, particularly in East Delhi and South Delhi. As the frequency problem in the Northern Grid persisted due to overloading, Delhiites received low voltage power supply with frequent load-shedding. Significantly, Friday night saw the peak demand for power touching a new high of 3,445 MW. According to Transco officials, the maximum demand for power on Saturday was 3,339 MW recorded at 3-30 p.m. when load-shedding of 29 MW was done, while the maximum load-shedding was around 7-30 a.m. when the demand touched 2,687 MW. A cut in power supply was effected in almost the entire Capital but the badly affected areas were parts of East, South and Outer Delhi. Moreover, local faults compounded the problem. "The problem of unstable frequency at Northern Grid aggravated the crisis. Due to overloading in the system, the fear of grid tripping lingered almost throughout the day. As a result, power was supplied at low voltage (198-200 Volts compared to the normal of 220 Volts) in the entire Capital," said a senior power official, adding that delayed monsoon, increased demand for power in rural areas for the sowing season and problem in grid has led to massive power crisis not only in the Capital but also in the satellite townships. Local faults due to failure of transformers and snags in transmission lines in different areas also added to the crisis. For instance, a major circuit trip at the Nangloi power sub-station in West Delhi affected power supply in the area and its adjoining localities for most part of the day. The worst affected areas were East and South Delhi including Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri, Seelampur, Mandawali, Mayur Vihar, Patparganj, Karawal Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Shahdara, Ganesh Nagar, Kalkaji, Malviya Nagar, Defence Colony, Green park, Vasant Kunj, Vasant Vihar, South Extension, Sarita Vihar, Sarojini Nagar, RK Puram, Ambedkar Nagar, Pushp Vihar and Mehrauli. Similarly, areas like Uttam Nagar, Vikas Puri, Pitampura, Rohini, Kingsway Camp, Rajinder Nagar, Okhla, Jamia, Zakir Nagar, the Walled City, Sultanpuri, Mangolpuri, Inderpuri, Timarpur, Bawana, Narela, Mangolpuri, Badli and major parts of Outer Delhi remained without power for long hours. Residents also complained of poor response from fault repair teams of both the private distribution companies - Tata Power and BSES. Meanwhile, low voltage and frequent power cuts hampered supply of water in several parts of the Capital. As major parts of the Capital get supply from reservoirs, underground tanks and pumping stations, low voltage and unscheduled power cuts badly affected the water supply mechanism. Those living in multi-storey buildings and housing societies were also affected due to this. Parts of West Delhi like Partap Garden, Janakpuri, Jewan park, Vani Vihar, Sewak Park, Hastsal and also areas like Madangir, Gole Market, Seelampur, Ajit Nagar, Raghuvarpura, the Walled City, Paharganj, Vishwas Nagar and Laxmi Nagar could not get proper water supply due to shortage of power.
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