Transformer Develops Technical snags frequently, irks Kangan residents
Locals stage Protest, demands intervention of higher authorities
Bilal Ahmad
Srinagar, 13 Jan (PTK) : Residents of Wani Mohalla in Kangan area are up in arms against the power development department (PDD) after their electric transformer develops technical snags frequently.
Locals told Press Trust Of Kashmir (PTK) that the transformer was damaged third time in ten days due to which whole area is reeling under darkness.
Local residents alleged that department is wasting money in repairing it again and again instead of changing few metres of wire which can solve the problem.
A local resident, ashfaq Ahmad said Press Trust Of Kashmir (PTK) “the 63 KV transformer was upgraded to 100 KV in 2012 and then it was upgraded to 250 in year 2016 but unfortunately old electric poles and LT line was not changed.”
He said that officials assured them dozens of times to change the LT line but nothing was done on ground.
The angry villagers said that Our transformer was damaged and later it was shifted to PDD workshop at Ganderbal where engineers repaired it and later it was installed, however only after few days it was again damaged and then shifted to departmental workshop again where engineers repair it and it got again damaged resulting the villagers came under dark again.
Another local said that they are paying their monthly tariffs in time but the department fails to provide them the electricity.
He said that they approached the concern department so many times for few metres of wire but department is not exchanging it, due to which the people in the area are under dark in this cold winter.
Locals alleged that HT line passing through this area is another hindrance which needs repairing and it touches with trees which is causing hardships.
Residents have appealed Governor Administration to look into the matter, why the wire and electric poles were not changed if transformer was upgraded twice, they added that there could be the nexus between PDD officials and the contractor who has installed transformer in the area.(PTK).
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