12 am- chilled room , sleeping family
2 am- sweltering heat , people wide awake standing in balconies
No metros, No water , No food, No connectivity
30th July 2012 –A day when Delhi stands still
2 am- sweltering heat , people wide awake standing in balconies
No metros, No water , No food, No connectivity
30th July 2012 –A day when Delhi stands still
Waking up to no electricity is experienced by almost the whole of Indian population
(leaving out the Ambanis, Tatas and all). But Monday showed
yet another side. At 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.
A massive grid failure in Delhi and
much of northern India left more than 300 million people without electricity on
Monday in one of the worst blackouts to hit the country in more than a decade.
Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that by 11 am, 60% of the power supply
was restored. He said that the last time the grid collapsed, in 2001, it took
16 hours to restore services. This time, he said, most services were back up
within six hours.
A majority of college goers were
overjoyed by the Grid Failure- reason being, yet another day without the
results being declared!
8 hours – Still Delhi Survived
8 hours – Still Delhi Survived
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Kriti Anand
is a second year student pursuing Economics honours from Shri Ram College of
Commerce. She is passionate about writing and reading. You will find a good
collection of books with her. She loves exploring new places, making new
friends and loves chatting with them. She gets inspiration from the group she
is surrounded by.
