Title - Power cut rewind and play

Tuesday was tragic but residents of the capital felt Wednesday was wonderful. The city, which bore the onslaught of the eastern grid power failure, limped back to normal after enduring the blackout for over 10 hours on Tuesday. However, residents of the state capital are yet to come to terms with the prolonged power cut that threw life out of gear. The Telegraph visited a few places in the capital on Wednesday to get a feel of the mood after the trauma. Homemaker and Anandpuri resident Abhilasha Priyadarshini recollects how she underwent the power poser that sent her family into a tizzy. "On normal days when there is a power cut supply resumes within an hour. I never thought power supply would resume after 10 hours. I had filled one bucket of water for emergency purposes and thought it would be enough for the day. As time passed, I grew restless because there was no more water and I had to cook dinner." Priyadarshini added: "When it was 9.30pm, I asked my husband to arrange for water so that I could cook. He somehow arranged it. At the same time, I was worried about my child, who goes to bed early. Even our inverter had exhausted. I was left with the only option to use hand fan so that my child could have a sound sleep." "It was a big relief when power was restored at midnight. However, I was still fidgety because there was no guarantee that there would be no more power cuts. Thank god the horror ended," she said. Another homemaker residing near Boring Canal Road, Soni Shri, said she would always remember the terrible Tuesday. "I will never forget the night. It was like a nightmare when my husband had to bring water from my relative's house so that we could drink and cook food. I called up all my contacts to know when power would be restored. No one had a concrete reply. One of my friends told me that power cut would continue for the next two days," said Shri. "Tuesday night was painful for my family. I felt helpless. But I am happy the problem has ended," she added. On the other hand, the end of the ordeal lighted up the spirits of the babus in government offices as well. The employees were found working enthusiastically on Wednesday after Tuesday's hullabaloo. The old and new secretariat was bustling with activity like usual days. On power restoration, an employee with the rural development department at the old secretariat, said: "There is no power back-up here. Tuesday's outage snapped work completely. Since we couldn't work on Tuesday, we are compensating it on Wednesday. It's good that electricity has been finally restored." The new secretariat building, too, has come back to life. "Since most of the employees did not work on Tuesday, they are busy completing the pending task on Wednesday. Power restoration was needed because there was a lot of work to be completed," said Maharaj Singh, who works with the education department. A few trains, however, were still running late as a result of the power cut. East Central Railway chief public relations officer Amitabh Prabhakar said: "Train service is normal now. However, there are a few trains that are running late. The Jan Sadharan Express (12387) departing from Rajendra Nagar terminus will depart at 10pm instead of 4.20pm. The Magadh Express (12401) from Islampur will depart at 8pm instead of 4.10pm and Mahabodhi Express (12397) from Gaya will depart at 8pm instead of 2.30pm."