BESCOM has planned a six-hour power shutdown in parts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, from 11 am to 5 pm, for maintenance work under the Kattigenahalli substation.

Areas set to be affected include Uttar Gate 1, 2 and 3, the Embassy Office and Philips Company premises, Dwaraka Nagar, Baba Nagar, Kattigenahalli, Bagalur Cross, Bagalur Main Road, Manipal College and Vinayaka Nagar and nearby localities.

The power utility said the shutdown is necessary for urgent infrastructure maintenance and substation repairs, including replacing old wiring and clearing tree branches near power lines.

BESCOM added that the outage would also allow for transformer inspections meant to reduce outage risk as monsoon rains intensify.

Residents have been asked to fully charge their electronic devices before 11 am and to keep emergency lighting ready for the shutdown period.

The utility also advised against using lifts or heavy motors during the outage, noting that power would be restored through staggered switching after 5 pm to prevent surges.

The maintenance work is being carried out along with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, which frequently coordinates joint outage schedules with BESCOM.

Restoration updates can be tracked through the BESCOM Mithra app or by calling the utility’s 1912 helpline.

BESCOM’s coverage spans eight Karnataka districts, including Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural, across more than 41,000 square kilometres and a population of over 2 crore.

The utility’s operations are divided into nine circles, 32 divisions and 147 sub-divisions across four zones, the structure through which today’s Kattigenahalli maintenance has been scheduled.

BESCOM has said such scheduled shutdowns, though inconvenient in the short term, are aimed at reducing the risk of unplanned outages once the monsoon season brings heavier rain and wind to the city.

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is coordinating the maintenance work alongside BESCOM, reflecting how transmission and distribution utilities in the state often plan joint outage windows to minimise repeat disruptions.

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Parts of Bengaluru are without power today after the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company reported a fault in one of its feeder lines.

Kodichikanahalli faces an outage between 6:30 am and 10 am, while Mangamanapalya and Devarachikkanahalli are affected from 6 am to 10 am.

The fault has been traced to the 66/11KV HSR MUSS F2 feeder, which tripped and requires restoration before power can be restored.

Alongside this, BESCOM has scheduled separate maintenance outages today in Konappana Agrahara and Electronic City, from 6 am to 10 am.

A further scheduled outage falls under the Puravankara Substation jurisdiction, covering Halehalli, Maragondanahalli, Kalkere Road, Byrathi Village, Kanakashree Layout and Atma Vidya Nagar.

Residents in the affected areas have been advised to charge essential devices in advance and adjust their plans around the outage timings.

BESCOM has asked residents to keep track of its official notices, noting that the HSR feeder fault is an unplanned technical issue rather than scheduled upkeep.

Residents in Bengaluru have increasingly relied on the BESCOM Mithra mobile application and the utility’s official social media handles to track outage schedules and restoration updates in real time.

Power disruptions of this kind are a recurring feature of Bengaluru’s monsoon and maintenance seasons, with the utility periodically publishing area-wise schedules to help residents plan around expected outages.

BESCOM supplies electricity across Bengaluru and several surrounding districts, and routinely carries out both planned maintenance outages and unplanned fault repairs, with residents typically notified through the utility’s website, mobile app and local announcements.

The HSR MUSS feeder in question forms part of the network serving the HSR Layout area and neighbouring localities, and faults on such feeders can affect multiple connected substations simultaneously, as has been the case with today’s disruption.

Electronic City, one of the areas affected by today’s separate scheduled maintenance, is home to a large concentration of IT and business parks, meaning outages there can have a wider impact on office operations than in purely residential localities.

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A traffic advisory is in place through August 13 in Delhi’s New Delhi Range because of Parliament’s ongoing Monsoon Session.

Roads likely to be congested include Rafi Marg, Motilal Nehru Marg, Maulana Azad Road, K Kamaraj Marg, Raisina Road, Rajendra Prasad Road, Parliament Street, Ashoka Road, Talkatora Road, Pandit Pant Marg and Rakab Ganj Gurudwara Road.

Alternate routes suggested for commuters include Janpath, Man Singh Road, Akbar Road, Teen Murti Marg, Shanti Path, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Road, Kamal Ataturk Marg, Panchsheel Marg and Vinay Marg.

The Outer Circle of Connaught Place, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent Road, Sardar Patel Marg and the roundabout near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital remain open for transit.

The arrangements will stay in effect until the session concludes on August 13, 2026.

Commuters have been advised to plan their travel in advance and allow extra time.

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