Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 14: The people from Kallas-Karyot in Thanna Mandi area of district Rajouri held protest and blocked road for about an hour as the PDD authorities failed to restore electricity supply to the village even after four months.
The villagers from these villages came out on Thannamandi-Bafliaz-Mughal Road and blocked it just 500 mts ahead of Thannamandi town on this road. The village Ex-Sarpanch Mumtaz Choudhary alleged that the power transformer of the PDD went out of order at the village about four months back. They approached the department staff at Thannamandi but for about one month, concerned PDD staff did not bother. Then field staff asked the villagers to shift this transformer at their own cost to the workshop at Rajouri. He said about three months back this transformer was shifted by the villagers by collecting money and engaging labourers and hiring a vehicle but till date, this transformer has not been restored despite repeated requests to the department. No body in the department bothers and moreover Sub Divisional Magistrate/ Tehsildar have also given deaf ear towards the public plight.
The villagers raised barricades and stopped the movement of vehicles. They raised slogans against PDD Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, Chief Engineer and Executive Engineer concerned. Later, SDPO Iftikhar Talib and Tehsildar Shahid Iqbal reached there and pacified the agitating villagers. They assured to restore power within two days. Then the people lifted dharna.
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