Delhi may face blackout due to coal shortage: Minister
New Delhi, May 25: Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) may face a blackout as power plants in the region do not have reserve coal for "more than one day", Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.
He slammed Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal for the shortage. Addressing the media here, Jain said he had written to Goyal on May 17 but he had not responded.
"There is no coal in power plants in the NCR. Dadri I, II, Badarpur, Jajjar, none of them has stock (coal) for more than one day," Jain said. "This is a man-made disaster in making.
"We always had extra power but today there is no extra power. If any problem arises, there will be a blackout," Jain said.
The Minister said the power plants used to have a reserve coal stock for 14 days.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
