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Power Restored to Most of India Wednesday Morning

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

After India suffered the largest electrical blackout in history on Tuesday, power had been almost completely restored to all the affected areas as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The metropolitan area of Delhi and the north eastern region are up and running, power in the northern and eastern region have been restored at 98 percent and 95 percent respectively, according a report from the government's National Load Despatch Center.

Tuesday's blackout affected a broad swath of India that encompassed about 670 million people.