Emergency maintenance causes widespread power outage across parts of Bengaluru today

Large parts of Bengaluru will experience a day-long power outage today due to emergency maintenance work undertaken by the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) and BESCOM. Residents in several prominent localities, including Jayanagar, Koramangala, and multiple residential layouts, will face electricity disruptions from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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According to BESCOM, the power cut is necessary due to urgent work being carried out at the 220/66/11 kV SRS Peenya substation and 66/11 kV Solladevanahalli substation. These works are essential to ensure uninterrupted supply in the long run, officials said.

Areas affected include HMT Road, RNS Apartment, Borlingappa Garden, Peenya Police Station Road, Telephone Exchange, 6th Cross, Reliance Communication, and Ganapathinagar Main Road. Other localities like Chamundipur, Muneshwara Temple Road, MEC Layout, KHB Layout, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Akash Theatre Road, and Friends Circle have also reported outages.

Educational and healthcare zones such as Vijnan Public School Road, ESI Hospital, and several inner residential areas including GKWW Layout, Byaraveshwara Nagar, Bheemeshwara Nagar, Bank Colony, and Rajagopalanagar 3rd Phase are also impacted.

The situation has inconvenienced thousands of residents, especially students, office-goers, and small businesses. BESCOM has appealed for public cooperation and assured that power supply will be restored by evening once maintenance is completed.