<p class="title">While the city observed 'Earth Hour', a worldwide movement of turning off non-essential electric lights for an hour, Bescom has gone a step ahead with intermittent power cuts in several parts of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several areas witnessed unscheduled power outages on Saturday, leaving residents to face the sweltering heat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of BTM Layout experienced intermittent power cuts throughout the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is nothing new in this city. Along with summer comes frequent power cuts. We have to bear it," said Rohini Kumar, an entrepreneur and resident of BTM Layout 2nd stage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bharati Shekhar, a retired bank employee and resident of Vijaya Bank Layout in Bilekahalli, said: "It has been happening for the past several weeks. We have to schedule tasks like operating the washing machine or the mixer grinder based on the power cuts. It causes inconvenience." </p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar also experienced intermittent power cuts. It was the same scenario in Bengaluru South, including Banashankari and Basavanagudi. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The Bescom helpline was unreachable to register complaints.</p>
<p class="title">While the city observed 'Earth Hour', a worldwide movement of turning off non-essential electric lights for an hour, Bescom has gone a step ahead with intermittent power cuts in several parts of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several areas witnessed unscheduled power outages on Saturday, leaving residents to face the sweltering heat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of BTM Layout experienced intermittent power cuts throughout the day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is nothing new in this city. Along with summer comes frequent power cuts. We have to bear it," said Rohini Kumar, an entrepreneur and resident of BTM Layout 2nd stage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bharati Shekhar, a retired bank employee and resident of Vijaya Bank Layout in Bilekahalli, said: "It has been happening for the past several weeks. We have to schedule tasks like operating the washing machine or the mixer grinder based on the power cuts. It causes inconvenience." </p>.<p class="bodytext">Residents of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar also experienced intermittent power cuts. It was the same scenario in Bengaluru South, including Banashankari and Basavanagudi. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The Bescom helpline was unreachable to register complaints.</p>
