| Mumbai faces power shortages
MUMBAI–Businesses in India's financial capital, Mumbai, are being asked to keep down air-conditioning use, change light bulbs and put computers on sleep mode in a drive to conserve energy and prevent severe power shortages. Power supplier Tata Power Co. Ltd. said the city, which aspires to be a global financial hub and normally enjoys uninterrupted electricity, face potential power cuts as demand peaks in April and May – the hottest months in the Mumbai calendar. Demand for power has risen with shopping malls, cinemas and new luxury apartments springing up across the city, reflecting an economic boom that encourages spending on everything from refrigerators to plasma televisions. In a letter sent to businesses this week, Tata Power Co. urged office workers not to use electricity at peak times, switch the air conditioning later in the day and replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps.
Lighting work gets fast-tracked by LBCC board
Due to their potential as health hazards, the Linn-Benton Community College board of education Wednesday evening evening approved fast tracking the bidding process to replace several light fixtures on campus that contain metal halide lamps.A report prepared for the board by college vice president Mike Holland, noted that the "metal halide bulbs give out bright, white light. However, a broken high-intensity light bulb of the type used in the gym and exterior walkways on campus are potential sources of ultraviolet radiation. An outer glass envelope normally prevents the release of UV rays. But if it's broken, the inner quartz tube keeps on burning. Exposure to a broken metal halide bulb can burn the corneas." The bulbs are located primarily in Takena Hall, the gymnasium, outside corridors and parking lots.
Cooking Fire Leaves Family Homeless
Cooking oil used for french fries boiled over on a stove at a Chattanooga home. It ignited, creating a house fire that left a family homeless. The accident happened Wednesday night at 1416 Wheeler Avenue. The home owner's boyfriend tried to use a garden hose to put the fire out but that didn't work. The owner, her three children and her boyfriend all escaped and called 911. Firefighters got the call at 10:09pm. The flames were reaching into the attic. In ten minutes, firefighters had the fire under control and no was injured. The owner did not have home owner's insurance and damages are estimated at $10,000. .
Cannabis farm is smashed
Police who raided the house smashed up the growing equipment with a hammer to prevent it being used again. The farm was discovered in Hill Lane, Blackrod, early yesterday. when officers raided the property. They found lamps, heating equipment and a watering system. Up to 50 plants at a time could be grown there and officers believe that a crop of "skunk" cannabis plants worth thousands of pounds had recently been harvested. PC Keith Seal, who was involved in the operation, said: "This raid was carried out based on the strength of intelligence that we gathered. "Inside we found quite a sophisticated hydroponic set-up designed to grow cannabis plants. .
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