The residents of Sarbahal, Mungapada, Mangal Bazar and Panchapada area here held an agitation and a road blockade protesting unscheduled power cuts and low voltage problem in their locality on Wednesday morning.
Despite repeated pleas, the WESCO authorities are not changing the old transformers and maintaining the old electric poles and wires leading to the problems, they alleged. WESCO SDO RR Jena rushed to the spot to pacify the agitators but had to face a mob fury as he was manhandled by the angry agitators.
Jharsuguda Sub Collector SK Tripathy soon held discussion with the agitators and assured them hassle-free power supply. later, the road blockade was lifted.
However, WESCO Executive Engineer AK Patjoshi said, “We are going to lodge a FIR at Jharsuguda police station against the agitators who have manhandled SDO Jena.”