Not only have the rain gods refused to bring relief to the Capital, but acute power shortage has added to Delhi’s woes this year.
If Mumbai is braving the rains, the monsoon still eludes Delhi
NEW DELHI: Not only have the rain gods refused to bring relief to the Capital, but acute power shortage has added to Delhi’s woes this year. The weather department’s claims of monsoons arriving in the Capital on June 29 have been proven wrong and Delhiites refuse to accept the new deadline for monsoons — July 6, considering temperatures have only been soaring. “We are merely observers and have no control over the atmospheric conditions. There is always a standard division of seven days. We are still not off the mark. Delhi should get rains in the next two days,” says R D Singh, director, Delhi meteorological department.
According to weather experts, the heat has been almost unbearable because of high humidity. “Usually because of dust clouds one does not feel the harsh rays of the sun but during the last few days conditions have been such that the sun rays are being felt more severely. But the monsoon currents have been building in the Bay of Bengal and are already moving over Chattisgarh. It will soon mover over Northwest MP and South West and Delhi will be the next stop,” adds Singh.
But it isn’t just the weather that’s afflicted Delhi. The power cuts have only added to the despair this year. A minimum of fours hours of load shedding is expected in the next few days. Delhiites are already coping with two hours of powers cut everyday. Says a BSES source, “There has been a shortfall of 700 mega watts this time. The Northern grid is not receiving enough power as per the demand. To maintain a balance between the demand and supply ratio, we have to carry out load shedding. We have been doing this in a rotational fashion in all areas of Delhi.”
Adds a Transco spokesperson, “The Badarpur plant has collapsed because of a hydrogen leak in the plant and that has itself led to a short fall of 210 MW. It will take a few days to repair that. In fact the Ballabhgarh supply line also tripped on Monday. All that has added to the power shortage.”
With the installation of air-conditioners having reportedly gone up by 400 per cent this year as compared to 2005, the power crunch is being felt even more. While AC dealers have been celebrating high sales, it’s the average Delhiiite that is suffering the onslaught of this new lifestyle blitzkrieg.
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