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Mahim residents sweat it out amid three-hour blackout over unreliable BEST supply
Updated On: 08 May, 2026 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
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Power cuts continued in the Matunga-Mahim area near Mogul Lane even as residents complained that the supply had been in an erratic state this summer. On Thursday evening, the residents faced a three-hour power cut, with the BEST acknowledging it as a feeder supply issue.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) supplies electricity in the island city, particularly in the older parts of Mumbai.
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