LUCKNOW, May 20 -- With the state capital facing one of its worst electricity crises in recent years in wake of prolonged and unannounced power cuts, BJP MLA Dr Neeraj Bora raised the issue with energy minister AK Sharma, UPPCL chairman Ashish Goyal and MVVNL MD Riya Kejriwal. The MLA's intervention has become significant because it contradicts government claims of stable power supply in urban areas. The crisis is most severe in Faizullaganj and adjoining areas, where residents have reportedly endured power disruptions for last three days. Responding to mounting complaints from residents, Bora called senior officials of LESA (Trans-Gomti), and reprimanded them over the deteriorating situation. The MLA highlighted severe outages in Krishna Lok Colony, Preeti Nagar, Shyam Vihar Colony along with several parts of Faizullaganj. He instructed the department to ensure restoration of uninterrupted power supply and demanded a permanent solution instead of temporary fixes. Another city MLA Ravidas Mehrotra of Samajwadi Party said the fact that a ruling party MLA had to complain against the power department reflects the seriousness of the crises. "If this is Lucknow's situation, what about the rest of UP," he asked. On Tuesday, a transformer caught fire in Madeyganj while another transformer breakdown was reported from Malihabad. In Rajajipuram, angry residents reportedly reached the power substation in protest against prolonged outages. UPPCL MD Nitish Kumar held a high-level review meeting and instructed all distribution companies to ensure uninterrupted power supply. Warnings were reportedly issued under a "zero tolerance" policy against negligence.HTC...