Baner Balewadi Pashan residents fed up with continuous power disruptions
Residents of Baner-Balewadi-Pashan are demanding accountability from MSEDCL as soaring temperatures trigger catastrophic power failures.
Temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius are overloading and failing the existing cables and transformers. (Credits: Unsplash) Residents of Baner-Balewadi Pashan are fed up with continuous power disruptions.
According to Sarang Wable, Secretary of the Baner Balewadi Pashan Residents Association, there have been frequent voltage fluctuations and overall service deficiencies.
“We have reached out to MSEDCL officials, submitted a letter of grievance, and informed them how societies like Shivneri Park, Comfort Zone, Prathamesh Park, and others have been experiencing frequent severe power failures lasting 6-8 hours daily. We need immediate clarification on actions being taken on responsible contractors,” Wable has stated in the letter sent recently.
According to Meghna Bhandari from Regulus society, which recently experienced an outage of up to 9 hours, temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius are overloading and failing the existing cables and transformers. This nine-hour continuous power cut has left people frustrated and helpless with no accountability from authorities,” Bhandari claimed. The work-from-home professionals, senior citizens, and children are suffering the most in peak summer. We need a permanent solution,” Bhandari said.
Swapna Narayan, a resident of Orchid Towers in Balewadi, as a consumer, needs to demand answers in writing. “On May 11, at least 33 societies in our area faced a 12-hour power disruption, and supply was restored very late, but on May 12, most faced an 8-hour disruption. These were really hot days, and the power disruption had led to serious inconvenience and hardship,” Narayan said. She is seeking to file a complaint under the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum mechanism and urged citizens facing similar problems to file written complaints.
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