Thousands of members of the All Assam Students Union (Aasu) staged protests across the state against irregular power supply and high tariffs. The protests demanded the resignation of the power minister and revisions to the power tariff. The article highlights the challenges faced by the state due to the lack of uninterrupted power supply amid sweltering heat. APDCL officials refrained from commenting due to the model code of conduct in force.
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GUWAHATI: Electrical infrastructure such as power transformers, electricity poles and electric panels, installed by the Assam Power Distribution Corpo.
More than 3,000 industrialists formed a human chain in Coimbatore demanding reduction in power tariff. Tamil Nadu Industrial Electricity Consumers Association organized the protest. The industrialists want the state government to reduce fixed power charges, scrap peak hour tariff, and withdraw networking charges for rooftop solar power systems.
Micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Coimbatore have threatened another round of protest demanding a reduction in power tariffs in the district. They will hold a human chain protest on Wednesday across the state to pressure the government to decrease the power tariff.