Electricity

The Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) department currently spends around ₹125 crore annually on electricity to operate nearly 10,000 conventional water pumps across the state.

The higher feel-like temperature than actual, caused by humid conditions across the country, increased use of cooling appliances like air conditioners.

Sivasagar and Charaideo districts are the two districts which have been badly hit by the deluge that has claimed the lives of 82 people across the state so far.

The senior CPI(M) leader said the government failed to plan ahead despite knowing Kerala's power generation challenges and declining reservoir levels.

The state-owned Electric Union reported that a problem with a generating unit in the eastern province of Holguín caused “a sudden frequency change,” resulting in the SEN blackout around midday.

The penalty followed inspections that found flats allegedly operating as lodges using domestic electricity connections.

The victim was identified to be a local shop owner named Shashi Rahul Chakra who had gone to fetch goods for her shop.