Jhajjar :
Residents of Baghpur, Maangavaas, Vazirpur and Bhagalpuri villages on Monday blocked traffic on the Bhagalpur Chowk in Beri for around half an hour to protest change in power supply schedule.

The protesters said as per the old schedule, the corporation had to ensure supply to their villages 15 hours a day, but they had been facing long cuts since the schedule was changed.

On getting information about the blockade, power officials and police personnel reached the spot and assured the protesters of supplying electricity as per the old schedule. The protesters relented and cleared the road.

Highest-ever units supplied on Sunday 

Chandigarh : With increase in demand for power due to hot weather and paddy transplantation, power utilities supplied 2,043.61 lakh units of electricity on Sunday. Sources claimed new records in demand and supply. PK Das, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, said the DHBVN and the UHBVN supplied the highest-ever units of electricity on Sunday. He said the maximum demand for the day was 10,500 MW, which was the highest-ever demand in the state. He claimed there was no scheduled cut and the total cuts on Sunday were a negligible 19,000 units. Das said the cuts, if any, were at the local level due to breakdown and not shortage. He said 24-hour uninterrupted supply was being made in all urban areas.