BOKARO: Bokaro BJP MLA Biranchi Narayan sat on a dharna on Monday in protest against prolonged power cuts faced by residents here.
In the rural belt, people are getting power only for two hours, and in urban areas for just four hours, claimed Narayan while staging the dharna near the district collectorate building.
Several residents also complained to TOI that it was becoming difficult for them to stay indoors during the lockdown owing to the power cuts.
The Bokaro Chamber of Commerce and Industries has also extended its support to the protest.
“Three power sub-stations are complete in Fudnidih, Chaura-Narayanpur and Pindrajoda areas falling under Bokaro assembly constituency.
Although the power stations were made during the BJP rule, I request chief minister Hemant Soren to take the entire credit for their construction and start operations at these facilities.
People must get electricity.
The truth is that the alliance government in the state is not paying attention to development projects of those assembly constituencies where BJP has won.
In Bokaro and Chandankyari, both MP and MLA are from BJP.” Narayan pointed that the previous BJP government constructed 70 power grids and 150 power sub-stations across the state during its rule.
“I am worried that if these sub-stations do not start operations on time, the condition of the equipment will suffer.
In the past one and a half years, there was not a single assembly session in which I did not raise the demand of starting the three power sub-stations, but in vain,” said Narayan.
Chas sub-divisional officer (SDO) Shashi Prakash Singh, who reached the dharna spot and met the MLA, assured to solve the power crisis.
The SDO said, “There is a requirement of 60 megawatt in peak season in Chas area, but only 40 megawatt is supplied by the DVC.
Apart from this, there are frequent power trips due to overloading.
The problem will be solved after the power sub-stations start functioning in the next few days.”