Mohali: 12-hr power cut disrupts life for residents of Phases 1 to 6

The prolonged outage came on a weekend when most families were at home, making it difficult for students to study and residents to carry out routine household work without fans and coolers. Residents also said the outage affected basic needs such as charging mobile phones, while inverter backups ran out after several hours. The prolonged outage came on a weekend when most families were at home, making it difficult for students to study and residents to carry out routine household work without fans and coolers. Residents also said the outage affected basic needs such as charging mobile phones, while inverter backups ran out after several hours.