Unscheduled power cuts bane of residents in Amritsar
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Unscheduled power cuts bane of residents in Amritsar
Description
Unscheduled power cuts in both urban and rural areas are causing undue inconvenience to residents. They complain that their phone calls made to employees of the power corporation are not attended for hours by them.A resident, Sukhvinder Kumar, said, “Sometimes the power supply remains suspended for 12 hours. In that case, even inverters cease to work.” He said though the consumers were paying the highest electricity rates in the country, they were getting poor service.In many areas of the city, residents can be seen sitting in their streets and using hand fans to keep them comfortable. “Inside, it is like an oven. Here in the street it is still comfortable,” said Vibha, an elderly woman in the Gawal Mandi area.Residents say that food items in refrigerators get spoiled due to power cuts and they sometimes are unable to get cold water. The trouble is felt more by those families which have small children and elderly persons.Residents in urban areas complain that power corporation employees do not address their complaints on time.
Publisher
The Tribune
Date
2020-07-09
Coverage
Amritsar