Power Load Shedding at Calangute; Residents, Businesses Face Disruption
Calangute, May 30: Large parts of Calangute experienced unscheduled power load shedding on saturday leaving residents and business owners grappling with outages through morning the afternoon The power cuts began around 9:30 AM and continued intermittently for several hours, according to local residents. With peak tourist season underway, guesthouses, hotels, restaurants, and shops along the beach belt reported disruptions to daily operations.“
We had guests checking in and no power for the AC or water pumps,” said a business operator. “In this heat and humidity, it’s very difficult.”Electricity department officials said the load shedding was carried out due to maintenance work on the Calangute sub-station and overload on the feeder line serving We had to isolate a section for urgent repairs.
Several households also flagged voltage fluctuations before the outage. No timeline was given for a permanent fix to the frequent summer load shedding issues reported in the area. Locals have demanded that the department issue prior alerts for scheduled maintenance to avoid inconvenience during the tourist season.
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