Local people and businessmen from Dilkhushabagh area, Andha Market and Chaurangi Market laid a siege to the Palli Bidyut Samity’s Shimultala Zonal Office to protest heavily disrupted power supply in those areas yesterday.
The protesters brought out a rally, which marched from the Savar bus stand to Palli Bidyut’s Shimultala Zonal Office around the midday yesterday and laid a siege to the office for an hour. When informed, police went to the area and persuaded the protesters to end the siege.
Local businessmen said heavy power cuts were affecting their business. During the day, electricity supply remains for 30 to 40 minutes amid power cuts, which last from two to three hours at a stretch. The customers do not enter the dimly lit markets during the load-shedding, the shop-owners complained.
Assistant Manager of Shimultala Zonal Office Aktaruzzaman Laskar said the excessive power cuts were inevitable, as they were not allotted enough electricity to meet the demand of the area.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Shafiqul Islam from Savar model police station said they visited the office, had a meeting with the high ups at the Palli Bidyut Office and persuaded the protesters to end the siege, assuring them of bringing down the power cuts to a reasonable level.
