Kanker: Residents of Kanker City are facing major distress due to the worsening of power supply issues in the light of summer onset. Angry citizens from the Mahurbandpara ward blocked a city main route on Monday night to protest frequent and long hours of power cuts.
In the past few days, the locals were very frustrated by the unreliable electricity supply. The power situation has become increasingly dire; residents complain that they can have anywhere from one to several outages, even during nighttime, which makes it entirely impossible to cope with rising heat and humidity. Even if a family has an elderly member or a few children, the lack of consistency in electricity has turned a family’s life into a living hell.
At night, many protestors arrived and started to march toward the local electricity department office, wanting answers. The citizens of the department also became involved in heated arguments with the officials. The electricity department has come under fierce protest as the department was accused of gross negligence and management negligence because the concerned authority took no legal action even after repeated complaints.
The residents, however, indicated that if permanent and immediate solutions are not applied now, they will move up their agitation. “We have tolerated enough. We are not just inconvenienced, it is becoming a health hazard,” said one of the protestors. Like many others, they called on the authorities to act before the situation further escalates.
Locals are also demanding that the electricity department take an immediate initiative to ensure stable and uninterrupted power supply throughout the period of harsh summer months. In the case of Kanker, where the people of the area have been suffering in the sweltering heat, they have demanded a permanent solution rather than a bone of contention to bring relief to the people of the area.
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