India, May 2 -- At least 1,200 families faced power outage for around 24 hours after a contractor damaged both the main and back-up feeders supplying power to Adani Angan affordable homes in Sector-89A by carrying out unauthorised drilling work, officials said on Thursday.

Residents said the outage started at 8:30pm on Tuesday and was restored at 8:50pm on Wednesday. However, power supply tripped again within an hour due to a fuse fault, prompting residents to block Pataudi road for half an hour, disrupting traffic.

Police reached the spot, pacified the residents and sought assistance from society authorities and the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVN)to restore supply, added officials.

An FIR was registered against the ...