Chennai power shutdowns are scheduled across parts of Saidapet, Medavakkam, Tiruverkadu, Tambaram and Kundrathur on October 6, with electricity supply expected to be suspended from 9 am to 2 pm for maintenance work, according to a report by DT Next.
The report said supply may be restored before 2 pm if the scheduled works are completed early. Residents, shops, offices, healthcare facilities and other establishments in the listed localities have been advised to account for the five-hour interruption.
In Tiruverkadu, the affected areas include Sivan Koil Road, Eswaran Nagar, Selvaganapathy Nagar, Murugan Nagar, Kasthuri Bai Nagar, Kasthuri Avenue, Anbu Nagar, Anandhan Nagar, Chakkareshwari Nagar, Mahalakshmi Nagar and VGN.
The Medavakkam shutdown will cover Vellakkal Main Road, Ancheneya Koil Street, Bell Nagar First to Fifth Streets, Vadakkupattu Main Road, Ravi Main Road, JK Avenue, Sitharth Flat, Parasuram Nagar, Sairam Nagar, Iyyappa Nagar, Sringeri Sharada Equitas Hospital, Palaniyappa Nagar, Santhanammal Nagar, Shanthi Nagar and part of Velachery Main Road.
In Saidapet, the listed locations include Thod Hunter Nagar, Jones Road, part of Anna Salai, Abdul Razzak Street, Bazar Road, Alandur Road, Sastri Nagar, CIT Nagar-I Main Road, East Road, West Road, North Road, South Road, 70 Feet Road, Old Mambalam Road, Kodambakkam Road, Karaneeswarar Koil Street, Potter Street, Thidder Nagar, Godamedu, Salavayar Colony, Arasu Pannai, Jothiammal Nagar, Samiyar Thottam, Abith Colony, Neruppu Medu, V.S. Mudali Street, Jeenis Road, Flower Street, Jayaram Street and parts of Chinnamalai.
The schedule also covers several neighbourhoods in West Tambaram and East Tambaram, including New Perungalathur, Periyar Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Velachery Main Road, Ponniamman Koil Street, Ranganathan Street and Erikarai Street. In Kundrathur, affected areas include Azhakasan Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Kothandam Salai, Ambedkar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Pudhuper, Nandambakkam, Moogambigai Nagar, Siva Sakthi Nagar, Thangam Avenue and Seenivasa Nagar.
The power supply is scheduled to resume by 2 pm, subject to the completion of the maintenance works.