Sopore June 11 (KNS): Senior Vice President J&K Peoples Conference and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil expressed concern over power crisis in the Valley. He said that unscheduled power cuts have aggravated woes of people in valley while touring several villages Rafiabad and Sopore areas including Rehmatabad, Alsafa Colony, Chitloora in Rafiabad and Warpora, Mahrajpora and Arampora in Sopore. Vakil said that despite a load-shedding schedule announced by the government, unscheduled and frequent power cuts continue unabated and people are facing tremendous inconvenience as a result. "It is preposterous that people have been forced to go without electricity even in the metered areas. The power crises is worse in non-metered areas where people are rendered helpless in the absence of electricity," said Vakil adding that PDC has "totally failed" to implement its own given schedule.
Vakil further maintained that the present power crisis has exposed the tall claims of UT administration of enhancing energy supply. "There is no schedule for power which is causing lot of inconvenience to general public.
Vakil also expressed concern on the condition of paddy crop farmers who are entirely reliant on irrigation facilities that are inoperable due to to power crisis, potentially causing significant harm to paddy crops.
Vakil urged the UT administration to implement its own schedule in letter and spirit so that people general & students in particular will not suffer.
Abdul Gani Vakil was accompanied by Sr. Leaders of Rafiabad and Sopore including Fayaz Ahmad Naikoo IC Sopore Constituency, Mohammad Muzaffar Naikoo, Ghulam Nabi Vijbali, Youth Leader Junaid Parvez, and Bashir Ganai Reban.(KNS)