CHD
Authorities in a number of districts in Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have ordered complete blackouts beginning Thursday night due to increased tensions along the India-Pakistan border after Operation Sindoor. They cite the Indian Army and Indian Air Force’s (IAF) alerts as a precaution.
Among them are Chandigarh, Ferozepur, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, and Fazilka. Mohali and nearby Panchkula, which is also in Haryana, were placed under a blackout.
Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal of Gurdaspur issued an order for a blackout from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., which will take effect on Thursday and last till further notice. Military installations and cantonment zones are excluded. In Tarn Taran, DC According to Rahul, blackouts will be implemented in response to Army or Air Force real-time notifications.
“The blackout has been ordered as a security measure based on inputs from the Indian Air Force. It will remain in force until further instructions,” Jain said, urging residents to cooperate and avoid panic.
The decision came hours after a mysterious cylindrical object, resembling a geyser and marked with the words “Test Port Seeker,” fell into the courtyard of a house in the Ghagwal village of Hajipur, Hoshiarpur, early Wednesday. The object, which had protruding wires and made a loud noise on impact, was recovered by the police and handed over to an air force team.
