India, May 20 -- Hours-long power outages triggered by local faults in feeders and transformers disrupted electricity supply across several parts of Gurugram on Tuesday, leaving residents struggling amid scorching heat and water shortages.

The worst-hit areas included Emaar Palm Gardens in Sector-83 and Om Nagar in Sector-11, where outages continued for three to 12 hours, officials and residents said. Most disruptions were reported from Old Gurugram, where electricity cuts also affected water supply. Officials said outages were also reported from Sector-8, New Palam Vihar Phase II, DLF Phases I, II and III, and Farrukhnagar.

Ashish Tiwari, a resident of Sector-11, said the outage began around 1am and continued till at least 3pm. "Even t...