Terming the present power supply to Ghaziabad as 'extremely grave', a senior official of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL) said they had received many complaints from industrialists but were helpless as there was scanty supply of power.

The official said that apart from the presently ailing units, some more units of Anpara power station have been shut down - further reducing the current power supply in the state.

'We are facing a demand of about 950 MW from the district but are able to supply just 400 MW only. The current crisis is due to less generation of power in the state,' the official said.

The superintending engineer (urban distribution) refused to comment and said he had no figures available with him.

However, District Magistrate R. Ramesh Kumar said they were trying to feed the demand as much as possible with the limited resources available.

'We cannot do much to improve the situation unless we get more supply,' he said.