North India powerless

Updated On Jul 30, 2012 01:45 pm IST
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Stranded commuters wait for their train to arrive at a railway station in New Delhi. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Stranded commuters wait for their train to arrive at a railway station in New Delhi. AP Photo

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A commuter sleeps inside the compartment of a stationary train in New Delhi following the power outage that struck north India. AP photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A commuter sleeps inside the compartment of a stationary train in New Delhi following the power outage that struck north India. AP photo

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High voltage electricity towers are pictured on the outskirts of New Delhi. A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India affecting hundreds of millions of people. AFP Photo/Prakash Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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High voltage electricity towers are pictured on the outskirts of New Delhi. A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India affecting hundreds of millions of people. AFP Photo/Prakash Singh

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Stranded passengers wait for power to get restored at New Delhi railway station in New Delhi. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Stranded passengers wait for power to get restored at New Delhi railway station in New Delhi. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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A passenger sits as others sleep inside the compartment of a stationary train following the power outage that struck north India. AP photo/Altaf Qadri expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A passenger sits as others sleep inside the compartment of a stationary train following the power outage that struck north India. AP photo/Altaf Qadri

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A stranded passenger brushes his teeth at the door of a stationary train compartment following the power outage that struck north India. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A stranded passenger brushes his teeth at the door of a stationary train compartment following the power outage that struck north India. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

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Heavy traffic at Nizamuddin bridge on NH 24 in New Delhi as Delhi Metro services were disrupted because of the major failure in the Northern Grid that supplies power to it.. HT photo/Mohd Zakir expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Heavy traffic at Nizamuddin bridge on NH 24 in New Delhi as Delhi Metro services were disrupted because of the major failure in the Northern Grid that supplies power to it.. HT photo/Mohd Zakir

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Passengers sit in a train as they wait for power to get restore, at a railway station, in New Delhi. A major power outage struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 30, 2012 01:45 pm IST

Passengers sit in a train as they wait for power to get restore, at a railway station, in New Delhi. A major power outage struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Hundreds of Metro station platform wait for the train, after services in Delhi was hit due to power failure in New Delhi. HT photo/Sunil Saxena expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hundreds of Metro station platform wait for the train, after services in Delhi was hit due to power failure in New Delhi. HT photo/Sunil Saxena

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Stranded passengers wait for trains at the New Delhi railway station in New Delhi. A major power outage has struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 30, 2012 01:45 pm IST

Stranded passengers wait for trains at the New Delhi railway station in New Delhi. A major power outage has struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Empty railway tracks are seen following a power failure at New Delhi railway station, in New Delhi. The electricity grid across northern India failed leaving hundreds of millions of people without electricity in one of the worst power failures of the past decade, officials said. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 30, 2012 01:45 pm IST

Empty railway tracks are seen following a power failure at New Delhi railway station, in New Delhi. The electricity grid across northern India failed leaving hundreds of millions of people without electricity in one of the worst power failures of the past decade, officials said. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Passengers wait for power to get restored at a railway station in New Delhi. A major power outage struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jul 30, 2012 01:45 pm IST

Passengers wait for power to get restored at a railway station in New Delhi. A major power outage struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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