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INDORE: Power supply in many parts of the city will remain affected in the morning hours till December 18 as Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd has announced a 10-day shutdown schedule for line maintenance work.

The shutdown started from Sunday and areas like Palda, Udyog Nagar faced power disruption for around four hours from 8 am to 12 noon.

Residents complained about not being aware about the shutdown.

“Power went off at around 8am and it restored only after 11:30am. We were not given any prior notice regarding disruption in power supply,” complained Rajesh Rathore, Palda resident.

Discom superintendent engineer Ashok Sharma said that shutdown would affect supply in some parts of the city. “The shutdown has been planned for line maintenance work under all five divisions of Indore city circle,” he said adding that the disruption would not last for more than two and a half hour.

“The staff has been instructed to follow the deadline. They have also been asked to make alternative supply arrangement in case if they need extra time to complete maintenance work,” he said.

This shutdown schedule comes nearly two months after discom authorities had to postpone a five-day-long scheduled in October third week – two days before ‘Magnificent Madhya Pradesh’ summit.

However, officials claimed that shutdowns were taken up for short time to facilitate installation and replacement of electrical equipment under proposed Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).

“Most of the feeder lines are in need of maintenance and this has prompted us to plan for a shutdown schedule to prevent disruptions in future,” pointed an official.

