Protest erupts in Trehgam as authorities fail to repair damaged transformer

Kupwara, Feb 23: The residents of Trehgam in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Friday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair their electric transformer despite the passage of several days.

A group of men staged a protest on the Kupwara-Chowkibal highway, bringing traffic to a complete halt for some time. They raised slogans against the PDD officials for failing to repair the transformer.

“For the past five days we have been suffering due to lack of electricity but authorities are yet to repair our electric transformer. Don’t know how many more days we have to suffer in this bone chilling cold,” said a protestor.

“We have been forced to hit the streets as the concerned authorities have failed to mitigate our problem. The areas including Zargar Mohalla, Ganie Mohalla, Main Market Trehgam were reeling under darkness for the past five days which forced them to stage a protest,” he added.

“Infact the hospital in Trehgam is without electricity due to which patient care has been badly hit. I was supposed to get an X-ray done but the X-ray section at PHC Trehgam is defunct due to lack of electricity,” stated another protestor.

Later a police party and PDD officials reached the spot and ensured protesters of early redressal of their grievance following which they dispersed peacefully.