Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has announced power cut in parts of Chennai on Saturday, June 29. According to TANGEDCO, power supply will be suspended from 9 am to 4 pm in the following areas for maintenance works. Power supply will be restored if the works are completed before 4 pm.
Usman Road
Kodambakkam High Road, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Balu Mudali Street, Kolamamani Amman Koil Street, Parathasarathypuram, Habibullah Road, Thiyagaraya Gramani Street, Gangaiamman Koil Street, Unnamalai ammal Street, Ramakrishna Street, Vivekananda Street, Chari Street, Bazullah Street, Krishnan Street, Krishnasamy Street, Anandan Street, Ramachandra Street, Gandhi Street, Cart Track Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Vasan Street, Griffith Road, Tanjore Road, Mambalam High Road, North Usman Road and several other arterial streets and roads.
Padi
Balaji Nagar, Palla Street, TVS Nagar, Annai Nagar, Agraharam, North, East & Central Avenue, Sakthi Nagar, Part of Housing Board, Entire Padi, TVS Colony & Avenue, Kumaran Nagar, Devar Nagar, Thathan Kuppam, Senthil Nagar, Santhi Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar, Teacher’s Colony, Puthuthagaram and Mahathma Gandhi Road.
Recently, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Electricity P Thangamani had ruled out rumours of power shortage in the state. According to reports, he said that Tamil Nadu has adequate power supply and the power outages are due to nature’s play. He also said that the power outages in Chennai were mostly due to the works carried out by the Chennai Corporation which damages the power supply cables.