Up in arms against the erratic supply of drinking water and electricity, the people of Dhanbad, Chas and in few rural pockets of Bokaro district today came out on the road and held strong protests.
Irked resident demonstrated against the Municipal Corporation and PHED authorities.
Over hundreds of people led by Deo Sharma General Secretary Youth Congress staged a protest at Dharamshala More Chas and took out a motorcycle rally to protest against erratic power supply in Chas.
While another group led by Dr Prakasah Singh, JVM State Committee member, took out a Shav Yatra with the effigies of chief minister and MLA Viranchi Narayan at Chas.
Several women the group at Dhanbad, Karhariya, Jainamore, Tupkadih also staged a protest with pots on the road and alleged departments for erratic supply of water as well as electricity. We have made several complaints with department officials, Mukhia as well as MLA too but no one paid any heed, alleged Rani Devi a local resident.
Protestors, mostly women under the banner of Mahila Morcha, hit the city streets, carried out a march from the district party office to Ram Chowk this evening. Facing severe drinking water crisis for quite a long period inhabitants of Manpur village at Chandankiyari block under Bokaro district also stage a sit-protest. There is no potable water facility for around 2000 families living in the village.
Deo Sharma General Secretary Youth Congress said, out steel city along with the state is gradually plunging into darkness. The satellite city Chas witnesses over 18 hours of load shedding every day. There is power supply only for 6 hours, it’s very difficult to study for the children; “they have to study using candles and lanterns,” he added.
Sharma said the poor power supply has compounded the people’s problems not only in Bokaro but also at Dhanbad too. “The erratic power supply has also affected the water supply hear,” he added.
District Congress Committee President M Ansari said, prolong intermittent power cut cripple lives here at Bokaro, hits commercial trading and industrial productions too.