Early Times Report
ARNIA, June 7: The residents of Arnia and adjoining areas on Thursday held a protest against unscheduled power cuts. A large number of people including women and children from Suhagpur and Arnia assembled near main town Arnia and blocked the road heading towards Jammu. To mark protest, shopkeepers also closed down their business establishments.
While speaking Bharat Bhushan Saini said that there is no power supply in Suhagpur for the last three days after wind storm uprooted poles and the same have not been restored yet.
Protesters demanded regular power supply and alleged that the PDD is imposing unscheduled power cuts, which is creating problems for them in the ongoing hot and humid weather conditions. "We apprised the PDD officials many times about the miseries being faced by them on account of unscheduled power cuts, but they paid no heed, which forced us to come on roads", they said adding that there is dire need of upgradation of existing power infrastructure. They warned to intensify their protest, if the issue of unscheduled power cuts is not resolved in two days. Ramesh Sonu Pandit, Davinder Manhas, Dhanu, Ashwani Kumar and Gharu Ram were also present.
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