Unscheduled power cuts irk Karnah residents

Karnahi, Urges the J&K Govt. to waive off Electricity bills during Lockdown.

Kupwara: Inhabitants of Karnah, Tehsil of Kupwara district are facing immense hardships due to Careless attitude of the Power Development Department (PDD) Ch Fayaz Karnahi, Congress District Youth President, and State Senior Vice President, of J&K Gujjar Bakerwal Youth Welfare Conference, alleged that the Said Department has been totally failed with the respect to provide adequate power supply in their area from past several weeks’.
Karanhi in a Statment Said that the residents of Karanh town and its adjoining area are facing tremendous hardships as the Department doesn’t adhere to the power schedule and illegal Power cuts made the lives of People a hell.
He even alleged that the Said Department has no transparancy, no mechanism , no Planning, to make the system better instead to progress the said Condition of Said Department reveals that its becoming bad to worsen day by day and lack of Planning and betterment in the system has increased the suffering of People.

Moreover, he said that the uscheduled power cuts techniques addopted by Employees forcing the People to hit the street
He appealed the higher ups especially to JKPDC, managing Director, Ajaz Asad, to Intervene in the matter and to redress their genuine grievances at earliest so that the people here could feel a sigh of relief.

He also urged the J&K, Govt. to waive off the electricity bills during lockdown.
he said that As small shops remained closed, Workers and labourers got stuck in their houses with no income at all, the power distribution companies (Discoms) should be directed to not to levy any electricity charges, fixed charges and late payment penalty for three months commencing from lockdown and the Workers, labourers, People Belonging BPL Categories should be completely Exepmted.

The Shopkeepers, workers, Labourers are worst hit due to the lockdown. Karnahi has sought waiving off the complete electricity bill or for a reduction in bills for at least one quarter.