Load-shedding has reached alarming levels across Gazipur city and other parts of the district amid the ongoing intense heat.
Frequent power cuts, often lasting for hours during both the day and night, have disrupted daily life and caused severe hardship for residents. Repeated outages are also hampering industrial production, inflicting significant losses on factories and businesses.
Areas including Tongi, Gazipur Sadar, Joydebpur, Chandana Chowrasta, Board Bazar, Konabari, Kashimpur, Gacha, and Pubail are experiencing power cuts everyone to one and a half hours.
In some places, electricity remains unavailable for one hour, while in others, outages last up to two hours.
Residents of Kapasia, Sreepur, Kaliganj, and Kaliakair have complained that electricity remains unavailable for as long as 10 to 12 hours a day.
According to locals, power outages occur four to five times daily, severely affecting industrial activities.
