Unscheduled power cuts add to woes of Uri villages

Unscheduled power cuts add to woes of Uri villages

BARAMULLA: With the onset of winter, the unscheduled power cuts increased to the woes of several villages fallen under the Power Grid Station of Peerniyan Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The people of Peerniyan, Pehlipora, Ijara, Shamswari, Naganari, Zahampora, Manzgam, Gantamulla Bala, Kitchama, Gantamulla Payeen, Colony, and other connected with the power grid station Peerniyan alleged that unscheduled and continue power cuts increased their problems and the power development department (PDD) is not taking effective steps to improve the electricity supply as a result of which there is outrage among the people towards the department.
They said that it gets dark in these areas as soon as evening falls while at some times the power goes out as it comes.
The people said that unscheduled power cuts not only irks the general public, the students who are preparing for different examinations are badly suffering, how can they read, how can they complete their syllabus and they prepare themselves for examination when there is shortage of electricity in our area, a local Showqat Ahmad Khan told Kashmir Reader.
The people have demanded the Governor’s administration and senior officials of the concerned department to take immediate steps to improve the power supply in their area, so that people could not suffer more.

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