A day after a residential house was gutted in a fire mishap at Watrihall Peertakiya Village of Kokernag in Anantnag district, the locals criticized the Power Development Department’s failure to repair the dilapidated wooden poles, worn out and low-lying high tension electric wires.
The locals have alleged that the dilapidated wooden poles, low-lying and worn out wires were posing to be a grave danger to the life and property in the area with resulting the yesterday fire mishap in which house of Mohd Iqbal Malik Son of Ab Rasheed Malik was completely damaged.
The locals said that despite repeated pleas before the concerned authorities, nothing substantial has been done yet and the problem persists.
The locals demand Administration for compensation for the victim whose house got damaged and proper infrastructure for electricity in the village.