Appeals PDD to redress their grievances
Nasir Khuehami
Srinagar, Nov 03 (KNS): Residents of Several villages of North Kashmir’s Sonawari Belt of Bandipora District are up and arms against unscheduled power cuts.
The aggrieved residents have alleged that Power Development Department (PDD) doesn’t ensure regular power supply to them.
“We do not receive proper power supply as per schedule and frequent power cuts have become a daily Routine now,” said a resident of Hajin.
“Our exams are going on and due to shortage of Power Supply we have to face a lot of hardships. We have been repeatedly asking authorities to redress our problems; but to no avail,” the students from the resident said.
Amid the chilly winter conditions, the government has pushed them to reel under darkness, residents said.
Despite many higher class exams are undergoing nowadays, the fact is this that we have to wind-up books before the dusk starting falls, the good time for studying is after 6 pm but when there is no electricity we better sleep over reading for exams” said Sajad Ahmad, a Journalism Student from Shahgund.
There is no schedule for power cuts since Darbaar Shifted to Jammu; added that this is Selective Approach and is Sheer injustice with us an Aggrieved student from Naidkhai area said.
Administration has directed concerned officers to ensure all facilities to people, but PDD department is turning a deaf ear Residents said.
Residents urged P.D.D. authorities to strengthen the power supply infrastructure so that genuine grievances of the consumers will be redressed. (KNS)
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