Hon’ble Prime Minister has appealed to the people to voluntarily switch off their lights between 9:00 pm to 9:09 pm on the 5th of April. #IndiaFightsCorona

Some apprehensions have been expressed that this may cause instability in the grid and fluctuation in voltage which may harm the electrical appliances. These apprehensions are misplaced. #PoweringIndia

The Indian electricity grid is robust, stable and adequate arrangements and protocols are in place to handle the variation in demand. #PoweringIndia #IndiaFightsCorona

Appeal of the Hon’ble PM is to simply switch off the lights in homes from 9 pm to 9.09 pm on the 5th of April. There is no call to switch off either street lights or appliances like Computers, TVs, Fans, Refrigerators and ACs in the homes. #IndiaFightsCorona

The lights in Hospitals and all other essential services like Public Utilities, Municipal Services, Offices, Police Stations, Manufacturing Facilities, etc will remain on. The call given by Hon’ble PM is to just switch off lights in residences. #PoweringIndia #IndiaFightsCorona

All local bodies have been advised to keep the street lights on for public safety. #IndiaFightsCorona