The Pioneer, May 14, 2010
Pioneer News Service, Bhawanipatna
Hundreds of locals on Tuesday night jammed the main street at Pipal Nalah and shouted slogan against the electricity department officials demanding their arrest for defying written assurances given to the district administration for the unscheduled power cuts in the town.
It was reported earlier that the town remained closed for three days last week for unscheduled power cuts after which the Superintendent Engineer and Executive Engineer of Power Supply Department had given a written assurance to the ADM. Later, the Kalahandi Merchant Association and steering committee had called off the strike.
The power failure again began after the strike was called off and the power supply was disrupted totally on Monday night. The residents came out from their homes and tried to contact the junior engineer, SDO, and executive engineer and failed to communicate with them as their mobiles remained switched off.
The stir again began on Tuesday evening and hundreds of vehicles were stranded due to the road blockade. The agitated people also shouted slogans against Kalahandi MP and Bhawanipatna MLA demanding their resignation.
On Wednesday when a meeting on natural calamity was going on at the Collectorate where Kalahandi MP Bhakta Das was attending the meeting the agitated locals went inside the meeting hall and demanded to resolve the issue immediately. The MP tried to pacify the locals but they did not listen to him, later it was decided to limit the power cuts to two and half hour.
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