The interweb was abuzz with the latest calamity whose origin can be traced, in part, to the ravages of climate change. I refer to the extensive power failure across Northern and Central India, during the brutal heat of summer. There is extensive coverage on a variety of news sites. For the coverage on The Guardian click here, and for the BBC click here.
There is much debate regarding the reasons for the outage, and who or what might be to blame.
“The country’s power minister has blamed the crisis on states drawing too much power from the national grid.”
“It just shows our infrastructure is in a complete mess. There is no transparency and no accountability whatsoever.”
I profess no expertise, but offer in evidence a few photographs I took during our Maritimes Travel Club’s visit to India in the winter of 2010.
Haphazard Wiring in Delhi – photo by Blake Maybank
Spaghetti Junction #1.
Haphazard Wiring in Delhi – photo by Blake Maybank
Spaghetti Junction #2
Haphazard Wiring in Delhi – photo by Blake Maybank
Spaghetti Junction #3
I could go on, but you get the idea. I hope the good people of India are up to the task of untangling their electric mess.
