Ahead of winter, the power crisis in Kashmir Valley are deepening with each passing day while people are aghast and staged protests at several places including in city today.According to GNS, the people of Maisuma, Gaw Kadal, Basant Bagh and adjoining areas today staged protests in heart of the City and blocked vehicular movement at Budshah Chowk. The protesters, mostly women, said that the PDD is resorting to ‘unwarranted curtailment’ of power which causing lot of inconvenience to them.They said that they are already facing severe hardships as they were among worst affected during the floods last year. The protesters appealed PDD to stop unscheduled power curtailment or else they would intensify protests.
Protests also broke out at Koil village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir against unscheduled power curtailment. The protesters appealed government to ensure scheduled power supply to the village.Meanwhile, a village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district is reeling under darkness since the Assembly polls that were held last year. The inhabitants of Chopan Mohalla in Sohipora are of the district told GNS that since polls they are reeling under darkness due to non installation of a transformer.The locals are staging protests from past three days. “Ever since the new regime has taken over we are reeling under darkness as there is no transformer. We are being subjected to political vendetta,” the villagers alleged.Reports from other parts of the Valley suggest that people are enraged over unscheduled power cuts in day as well as night hours. The situation is no different in metered areas. The students, who are this time busy in examinations, are worst affected as they are unable to concentrate properly on studies in wake of power cuts. (GNS)