New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Thousands of households in Gurugram faced electricity cuts and water shortages on Thursday, while nearly 1,800 manufacturing units reported disruptions as a three-day strike by Haryana electricity department employees hit power supply across the city.

The strike, which began affecting supplies on Wednesday night, was called to protest the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant a parallel electricity distribution licence to private company Eleven Power for Gurugram and Nuh.

The disruption affected residential neighbourhoods, industrial clusters and rural areas, with residents complaining that electricity officials and helplines had failed to provide timely relief, the Times of India rep...