The life of the residents of Kaliganj in Gazipur has become unbearable as they have been without power since Wednesday night due to technical glitch in the gridline, local sources said on Friday.
The locals said although they went to the Rural Electrification Board (REB) several times, the authority could not take measures to fix the fault.
“There was no power supply in the upazila since September 4, said Kaliganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Kamrul Ahsan, adding that the residents of the area are suffering. He said yesterday: “We got power supply for just two hours since Wednesday.”
“Foods items preserved in the refrigerator have rotten as there is no power supply”, said Abdul Jabbar Sheikh, a resident of the Kaligonj area.
“My business including photocopying, snapping and online services came to a halt due to the power cut,” said Nazmul Alam, a shopkeeper.
At a press briefing yesterday, Sheikh Muhammad Ali, deputy manager of REB Kaliganj zonal office, said the electricity supply was disconnected as a transformer caught fire at Ghorashal in Narsingdi.
“We are trying to replace the transformer and mend the damages caused by the fire in the electric line,” he said.
“We managed to supply electricity for two hours in an alternative way and we will be able to restore electricity connection after repairing, but I cannot be sure how much time it will take to resume normal power supply,” he added.