<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The area-wise load shedding in the country started on one-hour basis aiming to deal with the power shortage.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury made this announcement on Monday.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In continuation of that, Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC), a Public Limited Company under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, started the load shedding from 10 am today.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>At the same time, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) also started load shedding.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The two organisations have already given a list of where and when the load shedding will take place.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>"Area-wise load shedding started from 10 am and it will continue till 10 pm," said DPDC Chief Engineer Kamrul Azam.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The DPDC official added that load shedding will not take place at the same time in one region every day.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>He said the time of the load shedding would be reshuffled in the areas.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The government informed about the decision of area-wise load shedding across the country to deal with the power crisis at the electricity and energy coordination meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The load shedding can be increased to two hours and from now on, petrol pumps will remain close one day in a week.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The government also decided to suspend the production of diesel-based power plants to save costs on a temporary basis. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>