Bhopal Residents to Face Electricity Disruptions on August 23
Residents in East, North, and South Bhopal are advised to plan their morning routines as electricity supply will be temporarily suspended on August 23. The Electricity Department has scheduled maintenance work across multiple zones, affecting various colonies and areas. The disruptions will occur at different time slots to facilitate essential departmental work and infrastructure upgrades.
Key Takeaways:
- The Electricity Department has scheduled maintenance work across East, North, and South Bhopal, resulting in electricity supply disruptions on August 23.
- In East Bhopal, power supply will be suspended from 10 am to 12 Noon, affecting areas such as Minal Residency, Geet Ganesh Colony, and others.
- In North Bhopal, a longer outage is scheduled from 10 am to 4 pm, affecting colonies like Bhensakedi, Aakash Garden, and Mandi Bairagarh.
- Residents in South Bhopal will experience two separate clusters of outages between 10 am and 2 pm, affecting areas such as BHEL Pump Area, Bidla Mandir, and others.
- The Department has urged citizens to take necessary precautions during outage hours and assured that power will be restored promptly upon completion of the maintenance work.
- Affected areas and colonies include Minal Residency, Geet Ganesh Colony, Aaditya Parishar, and others in East Bhopal; Bhensakedi, Aakash Garden, and Mandi Bairagarh in North Bhopal; and BHEL Pump Area, Bidla Mandir, and other areas in South Bhopal.
Statistics:
- 13 areas in East Bhopal will experience a 2-hour power supply disruption from 10 am to 12 Noon on August 23.
- 11 colonies in North Bhopal will face a 6-hour power supply disruption from 10 am to 4 pm on August 23.
- 23 areas in South Bhopal will experience two separate clusters of outages, each lasting 4 hours, between 10 am and 2 pm on August 23.
- The affected areas account for a total of 35 colonies and localities, spread across three zones in Bhopal.
Sources:
- The Hitavada (2025)