Haryana’s industrial sector including in the key hub of Manesar has been hit hard by a fortnight-long power crisis. The State’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises especially have been among the hardest hit, with long power outages also disrupting the supply of water to the industry, and making these units dependent on tankers to meet the demand.
Scheduled power cuts for 8-10 hours overnight as well as frequent unscheduled outages, ranging from 30 minutes to an hour, during the day had brought the industry, especially the MSMEs, to its knees, asserted Manmohan Gaind, general secretary, Manesar Industries Welfare Association. “It has been going on for the past two-three weeks. Such power crisis is unprecedented. The power supply management of the government has been excellent over the past four-five years, but this summer the situation is very grim,” said Mr. Gaind.
