Second blackout hits wider swathe of India - statement

The second Indian power blackout as many days has hit a wider swathe of the country than the first, this time including eastern as well as northern states, the state-run power transmission company said in a statement.

July 31, 2012 / 15:06 IST

The second Indian power blackout as many days has hit a wider swathe of the country than the first, this time including eastern as well as northern states, the state-run power transmission company said in a statement.

Power has been cut to hundreds of millions of people in populous northern and eastern states, including the capital Delhi and major cities such as Kolkata.

first published: Jul 31, 2012 02:42 pm

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