Mumbai, May 11 (PTI) At a time when several areas in Maharashtra are reeling under load-shedding lasting for hours, ministers attending the state cabinet meeting at Mantralaya in Mumbai experienced a brief power cut shortly after the meet during which Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray couldn't connect virtually.

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An official said the power disruption lasted for three to four minutes at the state secretariat in south Mumbai.

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The increased demand for electricity due to scorching summer heat, mismatch in demand and supply, and coal shortage had forced the state government to effect load-shedding in several areas.

Recently on Monday night, Mumbai experienced a power outage amid a severe shortage of electricity.

The city suffered outages in February this year and multiple times over the last month ever since the state government admitted to a shortfall of about 3,000 MW. PTI MR

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