In the latest update for the residents of Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) announced a power shutdown in multiple areas of Chennai on Thursday. In the meantime, almost 40 areas of the Tamil Nadu capital will be rendered powerless.
Timings of power cut
TANGEDCO has said that the power supply will be disrupted for five hours on Thursday for the maintenance work. The electricity supply will remain disrupted between 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The power corporation has said that supply could be restored earlier if the maintenance work is completed prior to the aforementioned timeframe.
Check affected areas
The power cut will affect nearly 40 localities in three areas. Here is the entire list of localities which are going to be affected.
Porur: Iyyappanthangal, Venugopal Nagar, RR Nagar, Kattupakkam, Pushpa Nagar, Annai Indira Nagar, Urban Tree, Part of Arcot Road, MM Estate, Part of Valasaravakkam, Porur Garden Phase 1,2, Ramasamy Nagar, GK Estate, Chinna Porur, Part of Vanagaram, Chettiyar Agaram, Baraniputhur, Karambakkam, Samayapuram, Ponni Nagar, Part of Poonamallee Road, Periya Kolathuvancheri, Maduram Nagar, Thelliaragaram.
Redhills: Eswaran Nagar, TH Road, Pammadukulam Colony, Indira Nagar, Solaiamman Nagar and Gandhi Nagar.
East Mogappair: Elango Nagar, Officers Colony, Pink Avenue, EB Colony, Rathinam Street, Moorthy Nagar and Sathiyavathy Nagar.
The citizens are advised to make prior arrangements, including sufficient water storage, and power backup, to avoid any difficulties for the timeframe.