Large portion of Middle Andaman plunge into darkness; Electricity Department clueless
N & M Correspondent
Hari Nagar, Sept 11: Swadesh Nagar, Basantipur, Hari Nagar Panchayats and some portion of Betapur Panchayat today suffered total blackout. According to reports available here the power went off at around 9.00 am in the morning. As Power Cut is a regular affair in Middle Andaman, villagers took it lightly but when till late evening the power supply was not restored, villagers grew restless.
When Andaman Sheekha Correspondent contacted the authorities it was learnt that since morning the employees of electricity department were trying to find out the fault but they couldn’t find the fault even after trying for nearly eight hours.
When villagers contacted the Executive Engineer of the area at late evening hours, the EE reportedly said that the Department is still searching fault, which actually caused this power outage. Till last report poured in, the employees were unable to trace out the fault.
“It seems that even by tomorrow morning the Electricity Department won’t be able to restore power supply. This unprofessional and negligent attitude leaves Islanders in soup,” an angry resident of Hari Nagar told Andaman Sheekha today.
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