Gujarat Blackout News: Gujarat's Patan district authorities have imposed a blackout in areas along the border in Santalpur taluka. CMO Gujarat asked citizens to avoid misinformation and follow official administration directives.

Taking to its official X handle, CMO Gujarat wrote, "As a precautionary measure, a blackout has been imposed in the villages of bordering Santalpur taluka in Patan district. All the citizens are advised to stay away from rumours and follow the instructions issued by administration from time to time."

Apart from Patan, blackouts were also imposed in Kutch and sections of Gujarat's Banaskantha on Friday night due to the military confrontations between India and Pakistan, according to officials.

While the blackout was imposed throughout the Kutch district, power was shut off in the neighbouring parts of Banaskantha and Patan districts, which are near to the Indo-Pak border, officials added.

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“Considering the current situation on the border, a blackout is declared in the Kutch district until further orders. A blackout has been enforced in all the villages of Suigam and Vav talukas of Banaskantha district amid prevailing situation,” said the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in its post on X.

On Thursday, these three districts adopted a similar action for about seven hours.

India and Pakistan tensions escalated after Pakistan attempted drone attacks on several locations in India on the intervening night of May 8 and May 9, which India neutralised successfully, preventing them from exploding on the land.