Residents of East Nagpur gathered outside the Wathoda power station in Hiwri Nagar on Tuesday, protesting ongoing power outages. The demonstrators confronted officials from MSEDCL, handing over a memorandum listing their grievances and demands.
Led by former corporator Balya Borkar, local residents gathered outside the Wathoda power station to protest against the ongoing and frequent power outages. The demonstrators stated that these recurring power cuts have severely impacted daily life in East Nagpur. Among the worst-affected areas are Garoba Maidan, Kumbhartoli, Datt Nagar, Jagjivanram Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Hiwri Nagar, Padole Nagar, Deshpande Layout, Wardhaman Nagar, Satnami Nagar, Wathoda, and several surrounding localities.
“For the past three months, these areas have been experiencing unannounced power outages almost daily – during the day, in evening, and even in the middle of the night,” said the protestors. They claimed that residents have become increasingly frustrated. “Children, pregnant women, students, elderly, and ill individuals are especially suffering due to these ongoing power interruptions,” said protestors.
Borkar mentioned that people have been calling him with complaints—even in the middle of the night.
“I have repeatedly raised these public grievances before the superintending engineer, executive engineer, and other officials of MSEDCL, but no satisfactory actions have been taken so far, and the power cuts persist. This has led to growing public anger and dissatisfaction with the electricity department,” he said.
He also claimed that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, while he was deputy CM, approved a fund of Rs50 crore for new measures to improve power infrastructure in the area
“This included the construction of new substations, installation of higher-capacity transformers, laying of new cables, replacement of damaged electric poles, and other necessary upgrades. However, despite the availability of funds, the work is progressing at a very slow pace, raising questions about the functioning of MSEDCL,” said Borkar.
Frequent power outages are no longer limited to East Nagpur, with similar disruptions now being reported across various parts of the city in recent days. The ongoing cuts, coming amid the peak of summer, have left citizens grappling with rising temperatures and mounting frustration.
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