Ishfaq Wagay
Anantnag, Jan 26 : In the last one month, transformer of Wagay pora Mohallah in Iqbalpora khreeti village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has got damaged many times, leaving many of households under darkness in this harsh winter.
The locals told Kashmir Exclusive that they have been repeatedly demanding upgradation of transformer as it gets damaged every now and then, however, the concerned authorities don’t pay heed to their repeated pleas.
Bashir Ahmad a local resident said that today after 15 days the repaired and damaged transformer was installed here again but only after few minutes the transformer gets damaged again.
Irshad Ahmad, a local resident said that the transformer gets damaged again and again. “In the past one month the transformer has got on three occasions yet the authorities have failed to upgrade the same.”
The locals said that the concerned PDD officials have been informed several times about the issue, however, they have failed to take any necessary steps to resolve the issue.
The villagers said that they are facing immense hardships in the absence of electricity.
Meanwhile, they appealed to the higher authorities to look into the matter and help resolve their genuine grievances.
When contacted AEE PDD Achabal told that we will repair the damaged transformer tomorrow and will not make people suffer. (KE)
