Saturday, 13 February 2016

PDD in deep slumber, many areas reeling under darkness

Tahir Mushtaq

RAMBAN, Feb 12: On the one side the state has one of the largest power project Bhagliar located at Chanderkote area of district Ramban, producing 950 MV electricity, on the other side Bass Mohalla of the said area is facing difficulties due to unavailability of continue electricity.

Adding to their woes, there is no one in Power Development Department (PDD) to listen to their problems.

Sarpanch of the said area Mushtaq Ahmed Lone when contacted said that at many instances we tried to speak the concern Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) or Junior Engineer (JE), but they never respond to our phone calls, for what purpose the government has appointed these people when they are not available to hear our grievances.


Lone further said that this is not the case of few days but from around one year we are undergoing in the same state of long power cuts adding that the administration is not taking any step in this regard.

Similar reports are pouring from other rural areas including Raj Garh, Ghandri, Kabhi, Sumbarh and Harogh besides many such areas.

Local alleged that the LT transmission lines in many areas are getting in pathetic condition day by day, but the concern department is failed to maintain due the reason best known to them.

Locals further alleged the concern officers never bother visited to the effected areas which is a major cause of concern adding that it is only line mans and casual workers who are maintaining these transmission lines.

While talking to Rising Kashmir, AEE Ramban King Kumar said that the department is suffering from shortage of man power due to which we are unable to reach every area.


He further said that one major reason behind the frequent and long power cuts is power theft which causes overloading due to which many times fuse get blown.

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