Detail An Area of Darkness; India's Electricity Problems   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8796 (Aug. 2012), page 21-22. Topik: Infrastructure; Political Behavior; Electricity Distribution; Blackouts Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel On July 31st passengers on Delhi's metro, one of India's spiffiest bits of infrastructure and a symbol of its modernisation, felt their trains grind to a halt, some of them deep beneath India's capital. They had to be evacuated. It was just one drama across the north and east of the country, home to over 600m people, half India's population, where successive power cuts struck on July 30th and July 31st. Coal miners were trapped; traffic signals went blank, creating epic snarl-ups; hospitals lost power. Firms without backup diesel generators just had to go without. By August 1st the grid was sparking back to life. But the blackouts will have a lasting effect. The grit of most Indians was on display: they did not start looting or killing each other. As if parodying its legendary lack of grip, the government carried out a cabinet reshuffle in the midst of the blackouts, in which the main change was that the home minister, P. Chidambaran, became finance minister (again). Amazingly, the minister of power was promoted to home minister. A blame game began almost immediately as regional leaders, national politicians and officials tried to evade responsibility. Fairly or unfairly, the ruling Congress party is likely to be damaged most. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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