Road blockade for restoring power supply
People of eight villages under two unions of Gobindaganj upazila in the district yesterday blocked the Bogra-Rangpur highway at Balua demanding immediate restoration of power supply at the villages.
Power supply at the villages in Darbantha and Talukanupur unions has remained cut-off since May 25 as a nor'wester uprooted electric poles on the day. As such, eight villages of the two unions have not been getting power for the last seven days.
Despite repeated appeals, the local power supply authorities have not repaired the damaged power lines as yet. Finding no other alternative, the people of the villages blockaded the highway for an hour from 12 noon demanding immediate power supply.
They threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme if power supply was not restored within the next three days.
Due to the blockade all modes of transports got stuck on both the sides of the road.
The agitated villagers withdrew the blockade as the local authorities assured them of restoring power supply within a very short time.
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