Panchkula, Oct. 23 -- Several parts of Panchkula faced power cuts on Wednesday as Haryana power utility employees began a three-day strike against the privatisation of power distribution.

The strike, called by the Haryana Bijli Karamchari and Engineers Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha from October 22 to 24, is opposing the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant a 25-year parallel power distribution licence to Eleven Power Private Limited, a private company, for Gurugram and Nuh revenue districts.

Power cuts were reported between 10 am and 6 pm, although the impact varied across the city. Residents of some sectors, including Sector 2, said they remained largely unaffected.

Sector 25 was among the worst-hit areas, w...