LUCKNOW, April 25 -- Amid soaring temperatures and increased power demand in the state capital, residents continue to face frequent outages despite repeated promises over the past five years by different ministers to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.

This year, the state government has spent Rs.400 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to upgrade the power infrastructure, but power cuts persist across Lucknow, much like previous years.

Despite promises of rapid upgrades, the work under RDSS to replace old, dangling wires with modern armoured cables continues to be sluggish. The project, now in its second phase of implementation, is forcing routine shutdowns across 7 to 10 localities every day. These power cut...