Delhi swelters amid power crisis

The Delhi government's minister for power, Harun Yusuf, says new guidelines are being drafted to save electricity.

Temperatures have soared recently and Delhi has experienced major power cuts, leading to protests in several areas.

Under the new rules, government offices must switch off air-conditioners after 1830 and shopping malls across the city will have to shut at 1730.

The crisis is chiefly caused by a big gap in supply and demand but officials also blame large-scale power theft.

The government is also considering asking all shops to shut an extra day a week and residents are being advised not to use their air-conditioners until 2100.

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35% of the total power generated in Delhi is stolen, mostly by individuals hooking up cables to transmission lines.