Expect three-hour power cuts in Chennai

CHENNAI: The city and its suburbs are likely to witness a power cut of three hours everyday. A proposal in this regard was submitted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) to the State government authorities late on Monday. According to sources, a two-hour power cut in Chennai will be imposed between 8 am and 6 pm. Another hour of power cut will be imposed between 10 pm and 6 am bringing the total duration of power cuts to three hours from the present one hour in the State capital.   The decision to increase the duration of power cuts in Chennai was arrived at a meeting of senior electricity officials, including regional chief engineers, on Monday. Chairman and Managing Director of TANGEDCO, Rajeev Ranjan, presided over the meeting.Officials from the districts stressed on the need to bring about an equitable distribution of load shedding across the State in view of increasing protests in the hinterland areas. An official announcement on the increase in duration of the power cut in Chennai, besides an announcement on power holiday for industries,  is likely on Tuesday. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is expected to take a call on the issue on Tuesday.