West Bengal may remain unscathed by the looming power crisis facing many states in the country even as it faces higher demand during Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the state.
"We are not facing any issues at the moment regarding shortages as such. But the NTPC Farakka unit has let us down badly. They are giving us around 200MW against the 700MW that they should be giving. That is because of the coal problem that they are facing," a senior state government official said.
According to media reports, state power minister, Aroop Biswas, assured a few days back that