I had mentioned several posts ago that i am not looking forward to coming to Mumbai because of a particular reason. The reason being of the long powercuts that the city has to face because of the shortage of power in the whole state of Maharashtra. Unfortunately, the power crisis is now so deep rooted that Citizens are starting to feel that Normal Power Supply might not be possible. The proof of that was on Sunday when a particular section of the Western Grid tripped over, and thus subjecting the people in the suburbs to an additional 3 hours. These are indeed Dark days for the people of Mumbai, and the tendency to take it silently is only adding to the woes.
The power mismanagement by the state government has resulted in large scale suffering for Suburban Mumbai, rather than the City itself. While the suburbs suffer a powercut between 3 to 9 hours, the city enjoys continuous power supply. Of course, Rumours are flying around that the City has no adequate and continuous Water supply, but that is a different story altogether. One wonders how will people in the Suburbs cope during the Hot, Humid and Unbearable Summer months of April and May.
Students are suffering more, because the powercuts are interfering with their preparations for the all important final exams. But, nobody will do anything about it. The Citizens will continue to remain silent, reminding themselvesd that this will be a temporary thing and that it lasts only for a certain time. How one would want a Change of Mindset! In this time of Modernity, one should have a mindset such as to speak out outrageously against this shortfall. The financial capital is groping with Dark Days, and yet people say that Mumbai is Vibrant and it is exciting. It is upto the people to step out of this darkness, so that they can shed light on this crisis
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