Power crisis hits B'lore industry
	Bangalore:The IT city of Karnataka seems to be heading for major load shedding. A severe power shortage has hit Karnataka and just ahead of exam time, the government is planning to impose major load shedding. The state needs nearly Rs 900 crore to tide over the power crisis this summer. Load-shedding is inevitable. The only thing that remains to be seen is to what extent it will affect industries, homes and farmers. J Crasta, CEO of a company in Bangalore's Peenya Industrial estate can't stop talking about power shortage. His company, which sells aircraft parts is dependent on electricity. And even though a high tension line runs close to his unit, the plant has seen frequent blackouts over the past 15 days. "Everyday 2-6 hours a power cut is there. Atleast if it is scheduled, we can plan our work," says J Crasta, Chairman, SME Enterprises Committee. Erratic power supply has been the bane of the more than 3,500 industrial units in Peenya and many other plants across Bangalore. "My company's losses are 2-3 lakhs a day. March is when we have to meet targets quickly," said Crasta. Chief minister H D kumaraswamy has already said load-shedding for 3-4 months is inevitable. “We have 500 megawatt shortage and we have asked Centre to give us some more supply,” said Kumaraswamy. The situation looks bleak. Karnataka consumes 130 million units of power every day while the supply is just not enough to meet the demand. Summer is around the corner and it won't get better.