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Many internet users faced abrupt outages, work-from-home schedules were disrupted, and social media was inundated with complaints.
Hyderabad electricity department cuts dangling internet cables, sparks outrage.
Hyderabad experienced widespread internet disruptions on Tuesday as the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) initiated a campaign to remove low-hanging and dangling internet and cable TV wires from electricity poles across the city.
Officials stated that the objective was to ensure public safety following two recent incidents involving overhead electric lines during religious processions.
On August 18, six individuals were electrocuted and four others critically injured when a Krishna Janmashtami chariot came into contact with a live wire in Ramanthapur. Just a day later, on August 19, two men died during a Ganesh idol procession in Bandlaguda due to a mishap involving high-tension wires.
In response to these consecutive tragedies, TGSPDCL ordered a special drive across Greater Hyderabad to clear dangerous hanging cables and wires.
TGSPDCL teams have since been cutting cables tied to electric poles throughout Hyderabad. While the utility maintains that the action is necessary to prevent electrocution hazards, the sudden drive has sparked significant outrage online.
Many internet users faced abrupt outages, work-from-home schedules were disrupted, and social media was inundated with complaints.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government, accusing it of being “clueless.”
In a post on X, he wrote, “Elect a clown, expect a circus! TGSPDCL is snapping internet cables across Hyderabad without any intimation to ISPs or customers. Social media is flooded with aggrieved netizens expressing anguish. Lakhs of internet users hit. WFH disrupted. Daily life in chaos. If there’s an issue with cables, there must be a proper process. But a clueless Revanth Govt resorts to such knee-jerk actions.”
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Internet users condemned the government and TGSPDCL for not providing advance notice before cutting the cables.
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