Eastern regional grid fails, train services hit - NewsX

After the Northern Grid, the Eastern Grid also collapsed today affecting power supply to West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha. Emergency work has been taken up on an emergency basis after the Eastern Grid collapsed at 1:00 PM, West Bengal Power Minister Manish Gupta said. Gupta said power supply is expected to be restored by evening. Sources in the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd said that power generation in five plants had come down to nil. Private power utility CESC Limited said it suffered a shortfall of 500 MW.

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