A massive northern grid failure left more than 300 million people without electricity on Monday.
01:23 PM"It took four days to restore power in America ... our power grid is very good."
- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde
01:14 PMResponding
to a query on whether over-drawal by states led to the grid's failure,
Shinde said, "It cannot be said whether over drawing by states is one of
the reasons or there is any other reason. The panel will find out.
Almost
entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours on Monday due to
the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid
day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected.
01:04 PM200 trains running late
Train
movement in north India was disrupted today due to the collapse of the
northern grid with around 200 trains running behind schedule.
12:58 PMPower
supply has been restored in some parts of Rajasthan, including capital
Jaipur, after remaining disrupted since morning due to the collapse of
the northern grid.
12:56 PMPicture: Passengers wait for their trains
Stranded passengers wait for their trains at the New Delhi railway station in New Delhi on Monday.
12:39 PM"Quote: The grid would be completely restored in the next two hours, Sushilkumar Shinde says."
- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde
Thousands
of commuters faced severe hardship in the morning hours on Monday when
the Delhi Metro schedule went haywire due to large-scale disruption in
services owing to a major power failure in the northern Grid. However,
by 9am, the Delhi Metro said 100 per cent services have resumed on all
lines.
12:25 PM"The government has set up a 3-member panel to look into the failure of northern power grid."
- Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde
12:24 PMAt
least six states, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Himachal
Pradesh and Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, were affected after a
failure in the northern grid.
12:24 PMPower supply in the northern states, that faced blackout since around 2am on Sunday night, has been partially restored.
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