Unscheduled power cuts hits Ganderbal residents

There seems to be no end to the power crisis, which keeps on worsening across the central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Complaints are pouring in from different areas of Ganderbal district including kangan, prang, wussan, chinnar, kijpora, Gujarpati Prang, Lari and Bonizil that the Power Development Department (PDD) was resorting to the frequent power cuts.

Residents of these areas while speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that their respective areas continue to reel under darkness especially during wee hours.

“The power is playing hide and seek and during past two weeks we are facing continuous power cuts. The bone chilling cold add to it the power cuts is suffocating,” a resident told The Kashmiriyat.

The residents of these areas said their children, appearing in the ongoing examinations, were the worst sufferers.

“Our children are unable to study properly in absence of power,” a residents of Wusan told The Kashmiriyat.

“It’s unfortunate that the authorities resort to unscheduled power cuts in the morning and evening hours, which is the ideal time to study.” he said.

Many students complained that the power-cuts were badly affecting their studies. “How can we study in absence of power? Instead of resorting to power cuts, the PDD should ensure uninterrupted power supply these days keeping in view the examination session,” they said.

The students demanded that the PDD should ensure uninterrupted power supply.