Jamadhia still on Darkness aloof from Elecy Connection

Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta

Paralakhemundi-Despite 74 years of Independence & 71 years of self government system still there are villages which still to be connected by electricity. Such village like Jamadhi of Jirango panchayat of Mohana block, where more than 20 families comprised of SC & ST communities. Their children have to depend on kerocene lamps for studies. For name sake transformer installed in an electric pole. Wiring too done but households have only meters & switch boards. But electricity services yet to be connected to households.

Those families depend on farming. On 2017 one contractor entrusted for electricity service connection. To him villagers afforded their labour & arranged logistics too. He too got each Rs. 300 from each family. Later on he vanished from area & those electrical equipments too covered with plants. Electric pole too lying without any use. Years together right from sarpanch to department staff are knocked but in vein. Under Dindayal Upadhyay scheme this service was about to be completed.

Now villagers geared to boycott election ahead. Where as JE Umakant Gauda & local Sarpanch said that work to be started soon for electrification.