The heat in Delhi has been making the lives of Delhites a living hell. Several parts of the capital city, experienced extensive power cuts on Tuesday afternoon, posing to be new challenges that the city faced amidst the ongoing chaos of the unprecedented scorching heatwave and a severe water crisis.

The outage was reported to be triggered by a fire at a power grid in Mandola, Uttar Pradesh, which supplies 1,500 megawatts of electricity to Delhi, according to the Delhi Power Minister, Atishi.

The temperature in Delhi soared to around 42 degrees Celsius today, compounding the difficulties faced by residents. 'There has been a major power cut in many parts of Delhi since 2:11 PM today. A power grid in Mandola, UP, which supplies 1,500 MW of electricity to Delhi, has caught fire. We are linking it to our other power sources,' Atishi stated.

Highlighting the gravity of the situation, Atishi said, 'I will seek an appointment with the new Union Power Minister today since the country's power transmission is run by the central government. It is worrying that the national-level power infrastructure has come to a standstill today. The failure of the national grid in the country's capital is quite concerning.'

The power cuts have affected large swathes of Delhi, including areas like ITO, Laxmi Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Jamia, Narela, Model Town, Rohini, Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines, Mukherjee Nagar, Jahangirpuri, Sarita Vihar, and Sukhdev Vihar. Residents had to endure the sweltering heat without fans and air conditioning. Additionally, other conveniences like lifts and escalators were inoperative during the outage.

Social media was flooded with posts from frustrated residents throughout Delhi of complaints of power cuts.

To all the complaints directed at the BSES, Delhi, the authorities were quick to respond to the tweets. their response read, 'Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Please provide your CA number & contact details in order to assist you further.'