India, March 20 -- More than 20,000 consumers around Sinhagad College, Dattanagar and Ambegaon were left without electricity for more than two hours on Monday due to a power outage in the Navale Bridge area after garbage caught fire near a high-pressure power line. At least two such power outages have occurred in the last three days due to burning of garbage. Amid soaring temperatures, frequent power cuts are further exacerbating the situation and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited MSEDCL has urged citizens to act responsibly and avoid burning garbage near power lines and transformers to prevent further disruptions.

There was a major power disruption on Saturday when an unidentified person set dry grass afire ...