Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has announced power cuts in parts of Chennai on Wednesday, July 3. Power will be shut down from 9 am to 4 pm for maintenance work. However, if the works are completed before 4 pm, the power supply will be resumed by TANGEDCO.
Poonammallee
Abirami Nagar, VGN Nagar, Kaduvetti, Bye Pass Road, Poonamallee, Senneerkuppam, Kumunanachavadi, Gorimedu, Mangadu, Bathrimedu, Ragunathapuram, Kandhasamy Nagar, Thirumal Nagar, Maran Nagar, Karayanchavadi, Ambal city.
Tondiarpet
Sadayankuppam Pattai, Nethaji Nagar, Gangai Nagar, Kamala Nagar, SP Koil 1st to 3rd Street, Ganga Nagar, Village Street, Sornam Nagar, Rajeswarai Nagar, Elango Street, Natabai Thottam, Nataraja Thottam, TH Road, TSR Nagar,TS Gopal Nagar, Jeevarathinammal Nagar, Eagavalli Amman Koil Street, Thiru Nagar, KR Ramasamy Nagar, Sri Nagar, Anjugam Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Vivekanantha Street, Sundarapandian Nagar, Thiruvottiyur Market,Thulukanam Street, Thulasi garden, Rettamalai Srinivasan Street, Old Well Street, Hansa Apartment, Manickam Nagar, Jeevanlal Nagar, Ambethkar Nagar, Sakthipuram, Neithal Nagar, KVK Kuppam, MRF Palagaithotti Kuppam, Bharath Nagar, Thirumurthy Nagar, Wimco Market, Chinna Ernavoor, Balakrishna Nagar, Annamalai Nagar, Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Ann Nagar, Shanmugapuram and Siva Sakthi Nagar, Charles Nagar, Saravana Nagar, Glass Factory Road, Kalaivanar Nagar, in Thiruvottiyur and Wimco Nagar areas.
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.