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Power outage hits Jaipur secretariat for over an hour
The Story in Brief
A power cut lasting over an hour disrupted operations at the Rajasthan secretariat in Jaipur Thursday (22 October 2026). The outage began around 9.30am and continued until 11am, officials said. A senior energy department official attributed it to an internal issue within the secretariat and ruled out any fault in the discom supply network.
The disruption follows a similar failure in June, when a technical fault at the Heerapura grid substation cut supply to the Civil Lines area and the secretariat. That incident also interrupted a press conference by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The state government ordered an inquiry, leading to the suspension of two power department employees and a charge sheet against another official.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The hour-long outage reveals the state secretariat's vulnerability despite assurances about the discom network. Officials blame an internal issue, but no root cause has been publicly identified, leaving the explanation vague. With a similar failure in June already prompting suspensions, repeated disruptions raise questions about the effectiveness of those corrective measures. No timeline for a fix or inquiry has been announced, so the next breakdown could come without warning.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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