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Power services back in Mumbai pockets after outage, train services resume

Train services resumed on the Central Railway route after a brief disruption, but the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus faced a blackout.

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Mumbai: A power outage was reported from some pockets in central and south Mumbai on Sunday morning, resulting in halting of the local train services on one rail line, officials said.

Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped, Western Railway’s chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.

The local trains, considered as the lifeline of the country’s financial capital, were moving on the Central Railway route after a brief disruption, but the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus was facing a blackout, officials said.

Earlier, residents of Sion, Dadar and Matunga areas in central Mumbai reported a power outage. There were also similar reports from parts of south Mumbai, said Nehal Shah, a municipal corporator.

The exact cause of the power outage has not yet been determined and efforts are on restore the supply, officials said.

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, a state undertaking, distributes power in the island city and depends on producers like the Tata Power.

A spokesperson of the Tata Power did not immediately comment on the outage.

Earlier, Mumbai had faced a massive power outage on October 12, 2020 which lasted up to 18 hours in certain pockets.

A few hours later, the Tata Power Company released a statement saying, “Today morning (i.e. on 27th February 2022), the MSETCL transmission line from Kalwa to Trombay had massive voltage fluctuations causing tripping of Trombay Salsette-1 on overload. This affected the South Mumbai electricity distribution system. However, Tata Power’s Hydro plants were intact, and the Bhira Hydro Plant got islanded and synchronized. Electricity has been restored by Tata Power.”

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.


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