Heatwave triggers prolonged power cuts in Jind

Jind: Residents of Jind are facing prolonged unscheduled power cuts amid intense heatwave conditions, with nearly 400 complaints related to electricity disruptions reported over the past two days.With temperatures soaring, power demand in the district has crossed 78 lakh units daily and is expected to touch one crore units in the coming days, officials said.Consumers alleged that electricity supply was not being provided as per schedule, with several areas in Jind city, including Defence Colony, Gohana Road, Vivekanand Nagar, Housing Board, Urban Estate and Kaushik Nagar, witnessing outages lasting four to five hours.Complaints regarding burnt cables, blown fuses and sparking wires have also increased, while residents alleged delayed response from repair teams.Power supply to agricultural feeders in rural areas has also been affected, causing difficulties for farmers irrigating fields. Villagers said power lines damaged during recent storms and rain had not been fully repaired even after a week.DHBVN Hisar superintending engineer Madan Lal Sukhija said sudden rise in temperature, technical faults and overloading were behind the outages."Repair work is being carried out continuously. We hope supply will stabilise from next Monday," he said.