Beerwah villages protest over unscheduled power cuts, damage Master Plan water supply pipeline

Budgam: Scores of residents from several villages of beerwah area protested at Hanjigora village in the central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday against Power Development Department for their failure in ensuring the sufficient power supply to the area.

Reports said that people from Hanjigora, Kralnew, Chanapora, Zabgula, Kulhuma, Ramhuma and other villages on Monday blocked the Khanshab-Beerwah road and also damaged the Master Plan water supply pipeline.

Nasrulla Jan, Xen PDD, Budgam admitted that there are some power curtailments and there may be some additional power cuts.

Jan further said that action must be taken against those who have damaged the Master Plan water supply pipeline. ” if people have grievances,  they must not touch the public property. Besides I will look into the curtailment schedule of the area,” Jan added.

Talking to the INS, Basharat Jeelani Kawoosa, Executive Engineer, Master Plan division Srinagar said:  “There is no such information with us regarding the damage of Master Plan water supply pipeline and if there was anything like it, the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) may have acted upon it.”