Sopore : The residents of Neharpora Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district staged a protest against the power crisis in their area.
According to reports , residents of Nehrapora blocked Sopore_Srinagar highway at Iqbal market to register their protest against PDD for failed to upgrade a low voltage transfer in their area.
The protesters while raising slogans against PDD said that they are facing hardships since months but department hardly bother to resolve the issue.
“Despite paying electricity bills on time, we don’t receive the electricity despite being close to Sopore power station,” said Farooq Ahmed a protestor to Kashmir Despatch.
He said that in a week only two three times we residents are getting electricity due to this low voltage transfer, as maximum time this transfer remain defunct. He said that electricity is playing hide and seek since winter begins.
The protesting residents while blaming the administration for not attending to their grievances which in result they are facing immense hardships due to continue power crisis in their area.
The protesting residents urged the higher authorities of PDD to take necessary steps and solve their problem.
Meanwhile Station House officer Sopore Azim Iqbal after assured protesters that matter will be taken to higher authorities traffic was restored both sides.
A PDD official told Kashmir Despatch that efforts are on to resolve their issue at earliest.
Peerzada Tahir Contributed to Kashmir Despatch
