Bengaluru to face power cuts on April 16 and 17: Here's a list of areas

The Karnataka capital will be set to face power cuts this weekend for the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) to carry out maintenance works.

Published on: Apr 16, 2022, 14:28:26 IST

By Yamini C S

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Various areas of Bengaluru are scheduled to face power cuts this weekend, on Saturday, April 15, and Sunday, April 17. This is for the city's electricity board BESCOM to carry out maintenance works, BESCOM officials have told The News Minute.

Bengaluru to face power cuts on April 16 and 17.

Below are the areas that will face outages on Saturday, April 16:

West Zone: Mudalpalya, Gangondahalli, Chandra Layout, Karidasarahalli, Sunkadakatte, Sannakki Bayalu, Raman College road, Vrushabhavathi Layout, Maruthi Nagara, Bhavaninagar, RR Layout, Kalyani Layout, Medsole Hospital road, Apurva Layout, Harsha Layout, BGS Hospital road and BHEL road are likely to be affected. Power outages will occur from 10 am to about 5 pm. In the South zone, areas including Swagath Theatre Main Road in Tilaknagar, 22nd main road of Jayanagar 4th T Block, and 36th cross of Jayanagar 4th Block will be affected on Saturday between 10 am and 2.30 pm. Other areas in the South zone under the HSR division including Vaddarapalya, Shankara Layout, Thalaghattapura, and Ramaiah City main road will be affected between 10 am and 5 pm.

East Zone: M S Ramaiah North City, Bhattarahalli, Ayyappanagara, S R Layout, Nala Road and surroundings in Indiranagar, Parmeswari Temple, Kanakadasa Circle, K G Pura main road, Baba Lane and Udaynagar, between 10 am and 5 pm. In the North zone, areas such as Hesaraghatta main road, Kalyananagar, Ravindranagara, Jakkur main road, Bagalur main road, Anandnagar, SBM Colony, Kempapura, Vinayaka Layout 1st and 2nd stage, and Kaverinagara, between 10 am and 5.30 pm.

Below are the areas that will face outages on Sunday, April 17:

South Zone: MICO Layout police station and surroundings, 16th main road BTM Layout, KPRC Layout, Jayanagar East End main road, Gottigere, Shanthinikethan Layout, New Horizon College road, Vivekananda Layout, Krupanidhi College road, Kundalahalli, Sakara Hospital road, Tavarekere main road, Madiwala VP road and Chikkaadugodi, where power supply may get disrupted from 10 am to 5.30 pm.

East Zone: Umar Nagar, Chanakya Layout, Nagawara, K Narayanapura, Dommasandra Road, Krupanidhi College road, Gouthampura, Cambridge Layout, Jogupalya and surrounding areas, Pai Layout, Varthur Road, Hoysala Nagar and Kodihalli 2nd main, will see power cuts between 11 am and 4 pm.

West Zone: BEL Layout 1st and 2nd stage, Ullal Nagar, Marutinagar, Robin Theatre Circle, TP Main Road, BHEL Layout, Uttarahalli, Prashanthanagara, Nagarbhavi 9th block, Kamakshipalya, Vrushabhavati Nagar, Sunkadakatte and Chandra Layout will be affected between 10 am and 5 pm.

North Zone: T Dassarahalli, Nrupathunga road, Mallasandra, Baba Nagar, RT Nagar, Kodigehalli, MS Palya Circle, Air Force Road, Hesaraghatta, Mavallipura and Manjunatha Nagar will be affected from 10 am to 5 pm.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Yamini C S
Yamini CS is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with nearly six years of experience in digital journalism. She is part of the India News desk, where she works on a wide range of stories cutting across civic issues, city-based developments, politics, governance, public policy, breaking news, trending topics, and international affairs that have an impact on India. Her role involves tracking fast-moving developments, verifying information from official and on-ground sources, and presenting news in a clear, accessible format for a digital-first audience. A significant part of her work includes handling live blogs during major news events, such as elections, court verdicts, political developments, civic disruptions, protests, weather-related alerts, and unfolding national or international incidents. Through live coverage, she focuses on timely updates to help readers follow complex stories as they evolve. Before moving to the broader India News desk, Yamini was associated with the Bengaluru desk at Hindustan Times, where she extensively covered urban governance, infrastructure, traffic and transport issues, weather events, public grievances, and civic administration in the city. This experience strengthened her grounding in city reporting and sharpened her focus on citizen-centric journalism. She began her career as a correspondent with Reuters after completing a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media. Her early training instilled a strong emphasis on accuracy, sourcing, and news ethics, which continue to shape her reporting style. Outside of work, Yamini enjoys reading across genres, listening to music, and spending time with her family, which help her maintain balance in a fast-paced newsroom environment.Read More

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