Wasim Majnoon Mir

Kupwara December 25:(KNS) Residents of this frontier district Kupwara of north Kashmir are up in arms against the Power Development Department (PDD) as they are facing unscheduled power cuts.

Residents of Kupwara town and its outskirts while talking to Kashmir News Service, said that “The Department doesn't adhere to the schedule due to which the students preparing for examination are facing hardships,” they added. “When PDD installed meters in our area we were told that we would get power supply round the clock, but their promises turned out to be a hoax,” residents said.

The situation in the rural areas is far worse and most of the villages and townships don't get electricity for days together. Irked by the frequent power cuts, the people have started taking to streets to protest against the power shortage. The situation in un-metered and remote villages of Kupwara,Langate,Handwara,Kralpora,Trehgam,Hayhama and valley Lolab are no different. (KNS)