Power supplies to nearly eight states in North India disrupted
Jul 30, 2012
Northern India experienced the worst electricity disruption after almost a decade. Power supplies to nearly eight states were completely cut off, couple of hours after Sunday midnight, due to the collapse of the Northern Grid near Agra around 2.25 am. The supplies have not been completely restored till now. The National Capital has been worst-affected due to the power cut as the Delhi Metro, stopped working which caused severe problem. Railway services have also been disrupted.
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