India, Oct. 23 -- For thousands of residents across Haryana, the electricity dispute has become more than a battle over privatisation. Prolonged blackouts have disrupted household routines, affected water supplies and left businesses struggling to operate. On October 23, Gurugram, Faridabad and Nuh remained among the areas facing serious power disruptions as around 40,000 electricity employees and engineers continued a three-day statewide strike against a new private distribution licence.

The strike began on October 22 and is scheduled to continue through October 24. Employees are protesting the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant Eleven Power Private Limited a 25-year parallel electricity distribution li...