Grid failure hits Ramzan observers in Kashmir

Srinagar: Various essential services were badly affected across Kashmir including summer capital Srinagar due to sudden power failure in the wee hours today. The power supply went off in the city and elsewhere around 2am as the people were preparing for Sehri (taking of meals before the day long Ramzan fast), causing tremendous hardships to them.[caption id=“attachment_396847” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Offering Ramzan prayers. Reuters[/caption] Minutes later, the water supply also went off further adding to the miseries of the people. The failure of the power supply also hit hospitals and communication with a large number of BSNL subscribers complaining of failure to connect a call. However, people in the city got some respite in the afternoon when the electricity was briefly restored after nearly a 10-hour suspension. A spokesman of the power development department said the failure of the Northern Grid resulted in the power crisis. “We are hopeful that the power supply will be restored soon,” he said regretting the inconvenience caused to the people. PTI