SANGUEM: Since electricity reached Kazur village in Sanguem constituency, village elders recall that there has been no 24-hour power supply to the village. Sometimes there is no power supply for three to four days. In the worst case, the village has gone without electricity for 15 days. Sometimes the village has power for just one hour and then the power supply fails.
O Heraldo visit to the village revealed that the electricity poles along the roads were bent and about to fall. Shockingly, electricity wires are lying on the ground for 12 years and anyone can get electrocuted, villagers say.
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In the evening, the lights are invariably dim. The residents are unable to complete their daily routine after dark. Women are unable to do their household work while students too are unable to work online and do their studies, since there is no power and Wi-Fi.
The village also suffers due to break down in water supply, due to power failure. In times of medical emergencies, Kazur villagers are also unable to call 108 in times of medical emergency.
Pradeep Velip, Panchayat member of VP Cavrem Pirla told O Heraldo, “Every day we have this problem of electricity, since there is only one transformer in the village. Because of this, the lights in each and every house are dim after 6 pm. Mixers and fans just do not work due to low voltage. We have constantly pleaded with the electricity department for a second transformer, but our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. All the poles in the village are bent and the wires are hanging low. The wires are so low that even if children stretch their hands, they will be electrocuted.”
“Throughout the day people are on the move going to their fields, or to the market and they can easily get electrocuted. In Kekde ward, the cables have been lying on the ground for the last 12 years,” Velip stated.
A woman, who is a senior citizen, pointing to the electricity wires said, “The wires are hanging really low. They are almost touching our houses. What are we to do? We live in fear. Wouldn’t you be scared?”
A daughter-in-law narrated, “We wake up at 5 am. Then we have to prepare something for our children to take in their tiffin. But we cannot operate the mixer to make anything. We cannot iron their school uniforms. Third, we do not get tap water in the mornings. Fourth, our children don’t get WiFi to complete their homework.”
An elderly gentleman stated, “Since the time we got electricity in this village we never had 24 hours power supply. Children cannot study after dark. They do not get Wi-Fi range. Even those who are employed cannot do any work at home. Most wires are hanging low all over the village. Sometimes they break and fall to the ground. Anyone can get electrocuted.”
Another young married woman told O Heraldo, “We have to spend nights in the dark. It is scary to go outdoors. We face lots of problems. Since there is no power, we have to go without tap water for 4 to 5 days. We have to go a long way to fetch water from traditional sources.”
