Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 17 -- Over the last two weeks, the Keralam State Electricity Board (KSEB) has enforced multiple power cuts in the evenings and nights due to a severe power crisis in the state, leading the four-month-old UDF government to come under attack from the Opposition and sections of the public.

The power cuts, ranging from 15 to 30 minutes at a time, have badly affected life, especially in households with infants and sick members, hospitals and old-age homes, and incited public anger against the administration.

Chief minister VD Satheesan, at a press briefing in the state capital on Wednesday, said the crisis is expected to be brought under control within a week as the government is holding talks with several states an...