Infuriated against erratic power supply in the district, people in Garhwa staged a huge protest against Jharkhand Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, for failing to provide them power supply after passing of seventh days of hailstorm.
Residents of various areas in the district initiated agitation demanding restoration of power supply. A large number of people from the Tabdawa mohalla blocked NH 333 for about three hours.
Following agitation electricity department immediately restored the power supply after arranging a pole. A procession carried out in Manjhiaon Nagar Panchayat (NP) led by NP president Sumitra Devi.
Passing out through main road from Radha Krishan temple to old health centre peoples shouted slogans "Bijali Vibhag murdabad and Bijali nahi to bill nahi" etc.
Around one thousand people participated in the procession.
Farmers said that every household in the villages of the block have electricity connections. All of these are quite frustrated by the continuous disappearance of electricity for seven days.
They say that when people, who regularly deposit electricity bills, then why should they not get electricity on a regular basis?
Superintending Engineer of Jharkhand Bidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Garhwa Dhananjay Kumar said that "on June 2, a storm uprooted about 220 poles.
Power was restored in the city of Garhwa on the third day. Work on war footing is continue, it is expected power will be completely restored within four days."