Amit Halder
Port Blair, June 15: A large number of angry villagers from Chouldari area today staged protest at Chouldari Junction and blocked Andaman Trunk Road to express their anger against the electricity department and frequent power cuts.
Nearly 90 villagers under the leadership of Pradhan, Chouldari, Mr. Mohan Halder began the strike at around 9.30 am and demanded proper power supply in the region and responsible staffs in the site offices.
The villagers alleged that everyday the Chouldari region suffers more than one dozens of power cuts but neither the JE nor the site office staffs take their call to tell them reason for the same.
Later at around 1.30 pm the strike was called off when senior officials of Electricity Department reached to the spot and assured early action.
