It all started with a power cut on monday morning.... It was a relaxing week-end and all i wanted was to start the week with some freshness.... The power was down in the morning.... and soon we realised there is no metro running... the stations are locked informed our maid... My battery in mobile was down and i checked net to see what is going on only to learn one of the major power grids is down and most of north states are power-less...
I first decided to take an off that day, why to take the pain of arguing with the autowalahs.... But soon we found the metros started moving... i started off to the station only to find a crowded platform.... I had to spend there almost an hour leaving one crowded metro after another.... finally around 10 i could squeeze myself into one and reach the office after 10.30... With the power down in entire delhi, the worst affected was the traffic lights.... It was mayhem on roads...
But monday was just a beginning... The worst of blackout was on tuesday when the entire north india went on a 100% blackout... hospitals, rails, traffic... nothing worked for hours... Thank god, the power went mid-day after all of us reached office... Our office was running on backup for hours, once it died down we were in darkness too.... That followed a long wait and chit-chat (which many enjoyed).... Finally the power was back after few hours... Pictures of crowded stations, roads filled the news websites.... The power ministry gave a warning that the grids can fail again.... so, more blackouts awaits us in delhi...
later it was learned that that was one of the largest blackouts in the world.... 18 states were affected, millions got stranded here and there... It was hell times... I am considering getting my two-wheeler here, in case of another blackout, i dont have to be worried about how to get back home....
I first decided to take an off that day, why to take the pain of arguing with the autowalahs.... But soon we found the metros started moving... i started off to the station only to find a crowded platform.... I had to spend there almost an hour leaving one crowded metro after another.... finally around 10 i could squeeze myself into one and reach the office after 10.30... With the power down in entire delhi, the worst affected was the traffic lights.... It was mayhem on roads...
But monday was just a beginning... The worst of blackout was on tuesday when the entire north india went on a 100% blackout... hospitals, rails, traffic... nothing worked for hours... Thank god, the power went mid-day after all of us reached office... Our office was running on backup for hours, once it died down we were in darkness too.... That followed a long wait and chit-chat (which many enjoyed).... Finally the power was back after few hours... Pictures of crowded stations, roads filled the news websites.... The power ministry gave a warning that the grids can fail again.... so, more blackouts awaits us in delhi...
later it was learned that that was one of the largest blackouts in the world.... 18 states were affected, millions got stranded here and there... It was hell times... I am considering getting my two-wheeler here, in case of another blackout, i dont have to be worried about how to get back home....
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