NAVI MUMBAI, June 9 -- As temperatures hover between 30degC and 35degC, large parts of Navi Mumbai are grappling with a crisis that residents say is becoming unbearable- repeated power outages, voltage fluctuations and water shortages that are turning neighbourhoods into sleepless zones. From Vashi and Turbhe to Kamothe, Kharghar, Ulwe, Airoli, Ghansoli and Kopar Khairane, thousands of residents have spent nights without electricity, struggling through heat and humidity. The outages have triggered protests, road blockades and growing public anger. The issue gained widespread attention after Ulwe resident Aanantaa Sujata Baruah's emotional social media video on power cuts went viral, striking a chord with residents across the city facing the same ordeal. Baruah carried a pillow to the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) office, urging officials to experience the sleepless nights that thousands of consumers have been enduring in this extreme weather. "I leave for work at 5am and return home around 11pm. On several nights, power would go off around 11pm and return only at 4am or 5am. After nearly a week of this, it started affecting my sleep, recovery and mental well-being," Baruah said. The crisis first surfaced prominently in the Turbhe-Vashi belt last week, where residents reported recurring outages over four consecutive days. Frustrated consumers staged protests outside MSEDCL offices after repeated complaints failed to bring lasting relief. "People kept registering complaints, but the disruptions continued for days. The bigger problem was the lack of clarity on when supply would be restored," said Turbhe resident Purushottam K. The strongest public backlash emerged in Kamothe, where a faulty 630 KVA transformer triggered prolonged disruptions that affected nearly 15,000 residents over a 27-hour period. Nearly 2,000 flats across nine towers of Shivkalpataru Society were affected. "Thousands of residents in our complex were left dealing with both electricity and water disruptions. The biggest concern was not knowing when normalcy would return," said resident Manoj Parmani. Public frustration spilled onto the streets as hundreds of residents gathered outside Kamothe police station before marching to the local MSEDCL office and staging a late-night protest. Residents also blocked roads and demanded accountability from officials. Residents have pointed out that despite a population approaching 200,000, Kamothe continues to depend on only three substations. The electricity disruptions have had a cascading impact on water supply across several nodes. Residents in parts of Airoli, Ghansoli and Kamothe reported interruptions in water distribution after pumping systems were affected by power failures. Responding to the concerns, MSEDCL superintendent engineer Deepak Patil said restoration work and infrastructure strengthening measures were underway. "Major restoration and repair works have been undertaken in areas where ageing underground cables have developed faults, and infrastructure augmentation is being carried out wherever required," Patil said. MSEDCL officials, however, maintained that there was no citywide power shortage....