<span style="color: #222222;">A massive unprecedented power outage is being witnessed in Mumbai due to the failure of the Central grid of TATA Power at Kalwa in adjoining Thane district. The power failure affected the lifeline of Mumbai– the suburban local services on both Central and Western line as trains got stuck up where they were.<br />''<br />''Central Railway Chief PRO, Shivaji Sutar said, as many as 30-35 local trains were stuck up on various sections. It simultaneously also affected the operations of banks, government establishments and corporate offices not only in the financial capital but in the entire Mumbai Metro Politan Region.  <br />''<br />''The sudden power outage in the city of Mumbai came as a rude shock for one and all. Commenting on the cascading effect which the power failure had on the island city and other adjoining areas like Thane and Palghar districts, state power minister Dr. Nitin Raut said, power cut happened due to a technical glitch in Circuit 2 of the Kalva-Padgha powerhouse.<br />''<br />''The Tata Power said, there were simultaneous substation trippings at 10 past 10 in the morning at MSETCL's Kalwa, Kharghar which caused "a huge dip in frequency in the Mumbai transmission system, which led to tripping of Mumbai power supply. The power tripping came as a double whammy for the BMC which is battling in containing the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.<br />''<br />''Soon after blackouts were reported from multiple places, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal directed all the hospitals to contact their respective SWM transport GARAGE officers to get enough supply of diesel for at least eight hours so that there is no power failures in hospitals especially ICUs.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, power restoration is being reported from different parts of the city.</span>