Secular Café: Major Power outage in India

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Major Power outage in India Jul 31st 2012, 13:19 2nd day in a row and bigger: Quote: India hit by second, even larger power outage By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN July 31, 2012 -- Updated 1303 GMT (2103 HKT) New Delhi (CNN) -- India suffered its second huge, crippling power failure in two days Tuesday, depriving as much as half of the vast and populous country, or up to 600 million people, of electricity and disrupting transport networks. The first power grid collapse, on Monday, was the country's worst blackout in a decade. It affected seven states in northern India that are home to more than 350 million people. But Tuesday's failure was even larger, hitting eastern and northeastern areas as well. Both blackouts cut power in the Indian capital, New Delhi. India hit with massive power failure India blackout affects 350 million people The power companies that operate the affected electricity grids reported Tuesday's collapse on their websites. With about 1.2 billion people, India has the second-highest population of any country, behind China. At least 300 trains have been held up in the affected regions, said Anil Kumar Saxena, a spokesman for Indian Railways. ... http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/wo...out/index.html

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