Power cut in Sri Lanka due to monkey
Sri Lanka, the neighboring country of India, is once again in the discussion about its difficult situations. This time the reason for the difficult situation in Sri Lanka is a monkey, due to which Sri Lanka’s power supply service has collapsed. Power supply was interrupted in Sri Lanka on Sunday, when a monkey came into contact with the power grid in a suburb of Colombo.
Slogans against local administration
A Sri Lankan official said that the entire grid failed at around 11:30 am on Sunday morning (local time). Electricity was restored after several hours. The official said that some areas could not get electricity for more than five hours. Because of this people came out on the streets. Started shouting slogans against the local administration and the government.
Monkey entered inside the power grid substation
Giving more information about the matter, Sri Lankan Power Minister Kumar Jaikodi said that a monkey had come in contact with a substation of the power grid in Panadura, Colombo. The minister said that the power service was disrupted due to the monkey. The state power unit restored electricity in the national hospital and other major establishments after a few hours. However, the local people continued to complain about the problem of no electricity.
Drinking water supply service also stalled due to lack of electricity
A local official has warned the people that drinking water supply service can also be affected badly due to the power service. At the same time, 90 minutes of power cuts are going to happen on Monday and Tuesday due to malfunction in coal power plant in Sri Lanka. The State Electricity Unit Ceylon Electricity Board has taken this decision on Monday in view of the lack of supply due to a 900 MW coal power plant malfunction in the northwestern area.
Announcement of electricity in different slots
The Ceylon Electricity Board said in a statement that the 90-minute rationing will take place in two slots between 3 pm and 9.30 pm in different areas on both days. The statement said that due to sudden power failure on Sunday, the operations at Lakvijay power station had to be stopped.
Line of those who buy goods in shops
Sri Lanka on Sunday admitted to almost the power failure due to tripping due to contact with a monkey of Colombo suburban grid station. People were worried due to power cuts. There were also long queues for the purchase of essential commodities in the markets.
When Rajapaksa had to leave the country
Let us know that there was a fierce protest on the roads between April and July 2022 in Sri Lanka. Then the then President Gotbaya Rajapaksa had to leave the country. He also had to resign from the post of President. With the help of a loan of US $ 4 billion from India, Sri Lanka’s economic condition has been helped in great assistance.
With input of PTI
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