Chandigarh Electricity Department Strike Has Led to Power Outages in My City

Most of the city is experiencing power cuts because of a strike by electricity department employees.

Chandigarh Electricity Department's strike has led to massive power outages in the city. The employees of the electricity department have been protesting against the privatisation of electricity in Chandigarh for a very long time but their requests have gone unheard, leading them to announce a 72-hour strike.

However, in this battle between the government and the electricity department, residents of Chandigarh are paying the price.

I live in Sector 15-C, Chandigarh and my home was without power for almost 24 hours. The electricity was finally restored in my sector around 3:30 am in the morning on 23 February. For more than 22 hours, we were without electricity.