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Addressing the MSEDCL she wondered how the company expected people to cope in a pandemic with no electricity for 56 hours.
"Is this not an essential service? Countless homes and entire villages have been plunged into darkness," she reminded.
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Cyclone Tauktae may have come and gone, but parts of Maharashtra continue to feel the effects of the extreme storm.
Even as local authorities work to clear fallen trees and other debris, areas in the MMR region have now been without electricity for over two days.
Despite many a frantic social media message calling for the restoration of power, it remains unclear exactly when the situation will normalize.
Going by posts online, many areas including Vasai and Virar remain without electricity and in some cases, adequate water supplies.
The situation has been further complicated by the fact that many areas remain waterlogged, and the fact that there is a deadly pandemic raging.
On Wednesday morning, filmmaker Pooja Bhatt took to Twitter calling out the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation for the situation.
In a sternly worded tweet, she contended that the organization was providing "substandard service" with no accountability.
Why is there no electricity for close to 56 hrs in most areas where power is supplied by @MSEDCL The storm has come & gone but still no electricity in Khalapur,Kalote Mokashi,Vasai/Virar.
Why this substandard service & zero accountability? Please explain @CMDMSEDCL @JMD_KONKAN
— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) May 19, 2021
"Why is there no electricity for close to 56 hrs in most areas where power is supplied by MSEDCL? The storm has come and gone but still no electricity in Khalapur, Kalote, Mokashi, Vasai or Virar.