Appeal to voluntarily switch off lights Sunday
Our Bureau
AGARTALA / KOHIMA, April 04, 2020: The Ministry of Power has requested to voluntarily switch off their lights at 9 p.m. Sunday. The National Load Despatch Centre has worked out the procedures for grid balancing during the period which will be communicating to the Regional and State Load Despatch Centres separately.
The appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people is to voluntarily switch off only the lights. There is no call to switch off either streetlights or appliances like TVs, Refrigerators and ACs in homes.
Adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle the variation in demand, officials said. People are assured not to worry and continue running all the appliances as usual. Local bodies are advised to keep the street lights on so as to avoid any law and order problems.
The lights in hospitals and in places of essential services will remain on.