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India
has been struck by its second major blackout over the past few days, leaving
670 million people without power.
The
power grids, in the northern and eastern parts of the country, which supply
electricity to half of India's 1.2 billion people, collapsed on Tuesday.
The
epic blackout has trapped coal miners, left train passengers stranded, and left
hospitals with no power amidst the sweltering heat and humidity of India's
summer.
This
unprecedented collapse is the worst to his India in more than a decade,
bringing embarrassment to the government.
"We
are professionals; this is our job that it should not happen. But today's
incident, we appreciate your concern, your anger, it is absolutely correct. If
I were in your place I would have also done the same manner what you are doing.
But believe us, we are trying hard." CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT-RUN, POWER GRID
CORPORATION, R. N. NAYAK
According
to Reuters, by the afternoon rush-hour, only about 40 percent of power was back
up, but electricity has yet to be restored to the capital, New Delhi
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