New Delhi: Thousands of commuters faced severe hardship in the morning hours on Monday when Delhi Metro services were largely disrupted owing to a major failure in the Northern Grid that supplies power to the modern transport system.
Train services on all six corridors were affected since morning and the Metro was able to run trains only from 7 am, an hour later than the usual time of 6 am. When the services began at 7 am, only 25 per cent of trains were put on all six corridors affecting commuters.
Delhi Metro officials said the disruption in services is due to a failure in the Northern Grid which supplies power to it.
The train services are expected to be restored after 9 am on all lines except the Gurgaon corridor, which might take some more time, they said.
As majority of the trains were taken off services due to power failure, the frequency of trains became an all-time low of 20 minutes on a few corridors in the first few hours in the morning, people were stranded at several Metro stations.
Sources said that though the failure in the Northern Grid is expected to be rectified only in the evening, Delhi Metro was getting hydel power from Bhutan on priority basis along with power from AIIMS and Prime Minister's House to run the services.
As services were not available in the morning, people were forced to take over-crowded buses and auto rickshaws. Passengers alleged that there were no proper announcements about the power failure at Metro stations.
The disruption in services came as a jolt to thousands of office-goers who depend on Metro to reach their workplace without any hassle. Delhi Metro carries around 18 lakh passengers a day.
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