India, July 9 -- Continuous power outages across Hinjewadi Information Technology (IT) Park, Wakad, Ravet and the neighbouring areas left thousands of IT professionals struggling to work from home even as many companies allowed them to do so owing to the heavy rain. Residents said that with power supply remaining disrupted for up to three days in several localities, not only work from home but also water supply and essential services in housing societies were severely affected.

Employees staying in Hinjewadi, Wakad, Ravet, Punawale, Kiwale, Marunji, Jambhe, Nere, Kasarsai and nearby areas were among the worst affected by the outages, with power supply remaining unavailable from around 9 am to nearly 6 pm in some areas on Tuesday. Residen...