Power shutdown today
The Hindu
There will be no power supply today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the following areas in view of carrying out conversion of overhead line into UG/AB cable.According to a release from BESCOM, West Circle,
There will be no power supply today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the following areas in view of carrying out conversion of overhead line into UG/AB cable. According to a release from BESCOM, West Circle, the affected areas are: Vrushabhavathi F-5: Gangondanahalli bridge, Nayandanahalli; National College F-11: South End Road, Patalamma Road; R.R. Nagar F-5: Sunnakallupalya; Bande Mutt, F-8 and F-11: Hoysala Circle, Approva Layout; Sir M.V. F-2, F-10 and F-11: Sir M.V. Layout, 5th Block, Telecom Layout, Sir M.V. Layout, 6th Block, Police Chowk, Maruthinagar, and surrounding areas.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.