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Power cuts, gen-set failure halt services at Ludhiana complex
The Story in Brief
Repeated power outages and a backup generator failure at the District Administrative Complex in Ludhiana on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, halted routine services and sewa kendra operations for hours, stranding residents who had come for affidavits, birth certificates and income certificates. The complex had reopened after a five-day closure caused by a staff strike, a weekend and a holiday. A transformer fault triggered frequent supply interruptions before the generator overheated and shut down completely in the afternoon, bringing computer systems to a halt.
Aman, master trainer at the sewa kendra, acknowledged that the disruptions delayed all tasks throughout the day. Visitors expressed deep frustration. Navneet Kaur of Dugri, who had waited more than six hours for an affidavit, said the power had cut several times since morning. Aarti of Basant City and Niranjan also reported long waits after the power tripped repeatedly. No timeline for restoring normal operations was given.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The failure is a routine breakdown, yet it exposed how thin the administrative margin is in Ludhiana: no functional backup meant a full day of lost services for residents who had already waited through a five-day closure. The officials acknowledge the disruption but offer no timeline for a fix, leaving affected citizens, some of whom had deadlines to meet, with no recourse beyond waiting. The next step remains unstated: the complex must restore both grid supply and the generator before it can serve the backlog of pending applications.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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