Ludhiana, May 21 -- Amid an intense summer heatwave, residents of Ludhiana are facing power outages and voltage fluctuations, particularly during night hours.

Several localities across the city, including GTB Nagar, Gobind Nagar, Chandigarh Road, Karnail Singh Nagar, Luxmi Nagar, Guru Har Rai Nagarand Civil City, are among the worst affected.

Anita Verma, a resident of GTB Nagar in the Focal Point division, said power disruptions have lasted up to six to seven hours on alternate nights. "Despite multiple complaints and assurances, nothing has changed," she said.

Civil City resident Sumit Jaiswal reported a similar ordeal, citing a power cut from 8pm on Monday to 4.30am the next morning.

Even upscale BRS Nagar in the Aggar Nagar divisi...