Blackout in several Tral areas as PDD employees go on strike

BASHARAT RASHID

Tral: As the strike of Power Development Department (PDD) employees in Kashmir continued for second consecutive day on Sunday the people in several Tral areas are facing hardships due to power outages.

Witnesses from main town and other villages of Tral have said that they have been facing hardships in absence of electricity for last one day.

They said that some of the villages receive electricity as usual, but most of the areas like main Tral town, Nahir, Khasipora, Mandoora, Panner, Lam, Aripal, Lurgam, Satoora, Pastuna, Panzoo and other adjoining areas received no electricity for last 24 hours, due to which general public particularly patients suffer.

The power outages occured after Power Development Department employees in Kashmir had gone on indefinite strike, a day back.

One of the locals told Arising State that patients who are dependent on oxygen concentrator have been facing hardships, as they are craving for electricity amid blackout.

A top official in the sub district was contacted for official version, related to the said issue, he however didn’t comment on it.

Meanwhile, DDC member Tral, Dr. Harbaksh Singh expressed concern over the issue, and said that “govt should talk to protesting employees of PDD at the earliest, and should resolve their genuine demands, so that people may not suffer more.”

It is pertinent to mention here that PDD employees of J&K are on indefinite strike for last two days, and are seeking redressal of their demands.