Andhra Pradesh hospitals go dark, baby delivered using cellphone light, candles | Video
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Hospitals across Andhra Pradesh went dark on Thursday night, and babies had to be delivered from the light of cellphones, candles and torchlights. The state government has announced a 50% industrial power cut to meet rising power demands.
Hospitals across multiple parts of Andhra Pradesh reported loss of power on Thursday night, April 7. Babies were delivered by light from cellphones, torches and candles.
With no electricity at NTR government hospital at Narsipatnam for hours, doctors had to perform delivery under cell phone lights and candles.
Similarly, darkness due to power cuts prevailed in PG Jangareddygudem area Hospital and patients had to suffer for hours. There was no electricity in the maternity ward, while hospital staff said that there was no diesel in the generator. So, the hospital remained in darkness for almost the entire night.
The Andhra Pradesh State power transmission corporation has announced a 50% industrial power cut to meet the rising power demand amid sweltering heat.
The industrial load relief will continue for 15 days. While power demand has increased, the state is facing a deficit of around 5 lakh units per day of power after using all its resources.
The opposition, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is already protesting the power price increase, has now taken up the power cut issue.
Party President and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu blamed the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Government for 'a hellish time' due to long hours of unscheduled power cuts.
