Bhojpur reeling under acute power, water crises
Ara: The entire Bhojpur district is reeling under acute power and water crisis throwing normal life out of gear. On an average, people are getting only four to five hours of electricity every day for the last one month.
Educational institutions, domestic consumers, commercial establishments, agriculture and hospitals have been hit hard by power shortage. Load shedding, breakdown and frequent power trippings have made life miserable for the people. The situation is worsening with each passing day but the officials of Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) said the situation will improve very soon. Interestingly, while the citizens are facing hardship, the officers are engaged in blaming each other for the prevailing situation instead of taking steps to restore power supply. Low voltage and fluctuation are other problems facing the people. People are unable to start their water pumps or charge their mobile sets.
Taking advantage of the power crisis, criminals and anti-socials freely operate under the cover of darkness. The entire market area at Ara becomes deserted quite early in the evening causing considerable loss to businessmen. Due to power crisis, tubewells and flour mills have been rendered almost non-functional and many small-scale units are on the verge of closure. The farmers are compelled to operate their machines with the help of generators.
The power crisis has, however, proved beneficial to the generator operators who have raised the existing cost of generator connection to business establishments and homes.
The power crisis has also hit the drinking water supply as well and over two-third of the population of this district is facing unprecedented drinking water crisis.
Executive engineer, BSPHCL, Ara, Shashi Kumar Razak said after a 20 MV transformer burnt on August 21, 2013, a 50 MV transformer is being installed and rusted wires are also being changed and added that once the process is completed, power supply would be restored in town area that may take at least one week.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bhojpur-reeling-under-acute-power-water-crises/articleshow/22530109.cms
Educational institutions, domestic consumers, commercial establishments, agriculture and hospitals have been hit hard by power shortage. Load shedding, breakdown and frequent power trippings have made life miserable for the people. The situation is worsening with each passing day but the officials of Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) said the situation will improve very soon. Interestingly, while the citizens are facing hardship, the officers are engaged in blaming each other for the prevailing situation instead of taking steps to restore power supply. Low voltage and fluctuation are other problems facing the people. People are unable to start their water pumps or charge their mobile sets.
Taking advantage of the power crisis, criminals and anti-socials freely operate under the cover of darkness. The entire market area at Ara becomes deserted quite early in the evening causing considerable loss to businessmen. Due to power crisis, tubewells and flour mills have been rendered almost non-functional and many small-scale units are on the verge of closure. The farmers are compelled to operate their machines with the help of generators.
The power crisis has, however, proved beneficial to the generator operators who have raised the existing cost of generator connection to business establishments and homes.
The power crisis has also hit the drinking water supply as well and over two-third of the population of this district is facing unprecedented drinking water crisis.
Executive engineer, BSPHCL, Ara, Shashi Kumar Razak said after a 20 MV transformer burnt on August 21, 2013, a 50 MV transformer is being installed and rusted wires are also being changed and added that once the process is completed, power supply would be restored in town area that may take at least one week.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bhojpur-reeling-under-acute-power-water-crises/articleshow/22530109.cms