Fulbari, 18th August: The locals of the Pradhan Basti area of Paschim Dhantala under Fulbari II Gram Panchayat (GP) protested outside the Electricity Department in Fulbari. The protest came following the alleged poor electricity service in the said area.
In this regard, the protestors alleged that the transformer installed in the area malfunctions frequently leading to irregular power service. Consequently, the residents underwent immense hardships during the summer. As per the protestors, no initiative was undertaken by the concerned department despite submitting applications on several instances.
As per reports, On Thursday night, a fire broke out in the transformer which disrupted the service compelling the locals to resort to demonstrations demanding the installation of a new transformer and resumption of electricity service.