Frequent power cuts would earlier disrupt internet connectivity and halt operations, delaying pensions, scholarships and access to crucial government schemes.
AITAWADE BUDRUK, India: Going to the bank in his home village in western India used to be a slow, frustrating process for Kiran Patil, as frequent power cuts sometimes lasting for days turned what should have been a quick errand into a lengthy ordeal. The 59-year-old farmer often had to wait for hours in line at RBL Bank, his local branch in the village of Aitawade Budruk,