Chennai Power Cut On August 8: In a major update for the residents of Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has announced a supply cut on Saturday amid the maintenance works. In its advisory, the advisory stated that the works are being conducted in several regions to improve the supply. It further advised the residents to stay updated and plan their days accordingly.

Power Cut For Five Hours

While providing details, the TANGEDCO stated that the power supply will be halted for a total of five hours between 9 am and 2 pm. However, it assured that the supply will be restored if the maintenance works are finished ahead of the scheduled time. It further advised the small business owners and office workers to make necessary arrangements in advance to avoid inconveniences.

These regions to witness outage

TANGEDCO, in its advisory, asserted that the supply will remain disrupted in several regions, including Tirumala Nagar Main Road, Tirumala Nagar 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Streets, and Tirumala Nagar Extension Area, which are included in the Perambur Power Area. The authority stated that power supply will be resumed in the affected areas as soon as the maintenance work is completed.

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Earlier on Tuesday, several areas in Chennai witnessed a power shutdown as well in view of maintenance work by the concerned authority. The power cut was reported in several regions of Mudichur, including Ashtalakshmi Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, AN Colony, Manimangalam Main Road, Shastri Nagar, and Ganeshapuram Main Road.

Apart from this, several areas of St Thomas Mount such as Ram Koil Street, Mount Poontamalli Road, Nazarethpuram, Ganapathy Colony, Vasantham Nagar, Kalaignar Nagar, Danduma Nagar, Police Quarters, Seven Hills Street, Meenambakkam, Pandian Street, Morrison 1st to 6th Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, MKN Road, Kumaran Nagar, Kulathumedu, Mangaliamman Koil Street, Defence Colony, Burma Colony, and Kariyar Koil Street also witnessed power cut.

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