Smart Meter: Authorities snap electricity to Gadood Bagh locality after residents object to meter installations
The residents of Gadood Bagh and its adjacent areas in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar have been forced to reel under darkness since yesterday after authorities snapped electricity for objecting to installation of smart meters in the area.
Locals told the news agency, they held a protest yesterday after authorities reached the area to install smart meters.
They said however, after objection and protest by the people, electricity to their houses was snapped at around 02:00 PM. “Since then we have not received electricity. This is sheer highhandedness on part of the authorities,” they said.
Meanwhile, Chief Engineer Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar told KNO that the electricity has been snapped as residents objected to installation of smart meters.
“The order in this regard has been received from top officials,” he said.
More Stories
Dual Tragedy Strikes J&K: Father-Son Duo Perish in Kathua, Two More Fall to Gorge Depths at Margan
A man and his son were killed when a truck hit them here on Thursday, officials said. Residents of the...
Polling Prelude: Kashmir Shaken by Twin Attacks, Casualties Reported
Former sarpanch Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh was shot at at Hurpura village in Shopian district. He later died in hospital. A...
Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir Expresses Willingness to Contest Elections if Ban Lifted: MHA Enforced Ban in 2019 Post Article 370 Repeal
In a significant development, the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir expressed its readiness to participate in elections should the Centre lift the...
Search Intensifies in Pulwama After Boat Capsizes, Two Remain Missing
A boat carrying nine people capsized in river Jhelum in the Hatiwara area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district,...
Terror Attack on IAF Convoy in Poonch Claims One Soldier’s Life, Leaves Four Injured
This is the third militant attack in 2024 in Rajouri-Poonch. In April, militants killed the brother of an Army jawan...
Man Dies in Ambulance Caught in Srinagar Traffic Jam
Tragedy Strikes Srinagar: Young Man Loses Life in Traffic Jam A young man's life was cut tragically short on May...