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For weeks now, several villages in Mendhar reel under darkness
6/29/2019 10:35:42 PM

Early Times Report
Poonch, June 29: : Unmoved by the plight of people amid soaring temperatures, Power Devlopment Department has failed to restore power supply to at least seven villages in Mendhar of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Reports reaching said that at least seven villages which include; Sagra, Salwah, Gohlad, Chajjla, Salani, Ari and Dharati are reeling under severe darkness while the department is showing 'no concern'.
Talking to the locals said that they are facing a lot of difficulties amid the soaring temperatures. "We are facing a lot of difficulties in such temperatures, they said while adding that the worst sufferers have been the students whose study has got badly hit in the absence of electricity."
Alleging that the Power Devlopment Department of poor response the villagers said that, the concerned department has shown no concern despite apprised on several occassions. "We approached the department on several occassions but they are showing no concern towards our plight," they said. While demanding Governer-led administration to setup a repairing workshop at sub-division Mendhar, the locals said that, "the defunct transformers of the respective villages were taken several weeks before for repairment to sub-divsion Surankote but haven't been returned yet, while adding that we demand the Governer-led administration to setup a repairing workshop in sub-division in Mendhar also."
Meanwhile, senior PDP leader Adv. Nadeem Rafiq Hussain Khan has appealed Chief Engineer PDD Jammu to look into the matter to mitigate the sufferings of people.
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