Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Jan 4: Bad weather and heavy snowfall has thrown life out of gear in the higher reaches of Reasi as electricity supply in various areas of Mahore, Chassana , Gulabgarh and Arnas continues to remain badly affected for the last around one week.
It is for the third consecutive day that around a dozen adjoining villages in Mahore and Dharmari sub division in Reasi district are without electricity amid the severe cold wave.
The situation is worse in several villages of Chassana tehsil where the power supply remains off during maximum time for the last seven days. “The power remains off for several hours and Tractors or other private vehicles are new charging points for our mobile phones and chargeable lights. Patients, businessmen and students are the worst sufferers,” said the locals.
According to Tevinder Sonu, who runs a CSC Centre at Sarsote, told the Excelsior that due to snowfall, road leading from Chassana to Sanglikote was also closed due to land sliding at Hammosan, besides no electricity. “We appeal to the Government to restore electricity. It is now difficult to live life without power. All our business is closed due to no power. Since all the electronic devices at our homes are running out of power , the life here is now depend on light of candles. It reminded me of my childhood days.” he added. Various villages, including Hammosan, Sherghari, Mamankote, Chandylkote, Sarsote, Dandkote, Sanglikote, Bagankote etc are also facing same power failures.
A Class 12th student, Ravinder Pal Singh said that students are the most sufferers due to no power as now the study is mainly online. Sudesh Singh from Dandkote also said that due to no power , their life has come to standstill.
In Mahore and other villages, there is also no electricity from the last three days which makes the life of locals difficult in this cold weather.
Meanwhile, a strong protest was also held today at Arnas where there is no electricity for the last two days. The locals blocked the main road and after the assurance of Tehsildar, they dispersed off peacefully. When contacted, Xen PDD said that due to snowfall and heavy rainfall, there was fault in the supply line and the department had already dispatched its teams to repair the same. “Hopefully our team will get it repair within two days,’ he added.
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