India, June 2 -- Girgaum and its neighbouring areas in the heart of south Mumbai have been facing prolonged power outages over the past 3-4 days owing to faults in the underground cable network of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), which provides electricity in the area.

On Sunday, there was no power in Girgaum, Bhuleshwar, Opera House, Thakurdwar, Kalbadevi and other localities from 1.30am till 11am or later, which prompted former Shiv Sena corporator DIlip Naik and other residents to meet BEST officials on Monday. The residents demanded immediate remedial measures and urgent restoration of normal power supply.

"There are at least 50,000 consumers in this area who are facing power outages for the past few days. The ...