Horrible load shedding in Agrabad, Chittagong

Agrabad has been facing troubles of clogged rainwater and high tide twice a day daily due to the removal of temporary barrage in Maheshkhal. Now there is the added trouble of load shedding. 

We haven't gotten more than 8 hours of electricity in the past 48 hours. It stays for between five to 40 minutes, but then goes away again. None of the national dailies have reported any shortage of electricity production. Then why is this load shedding happening? 

As all the water reservoirs of this area have been contaminated by sewer waste, they needed to be cleaned up and disinfected before being refilled. But now there isn't enough electricity to pump in water or run the distribution channel. We haven't been able to run our regular lives. How are we supposed to live this way, with high tide in the roads for 12 continuous hours every day and no electricity? 

People in Dhaka can make reports for all kinds of petty issues, but here in Chittagong we hardly get the support we deserve. Who will solve these problems for us? I hope the authorities can pay heed to our voices. 

Hasan Tanvir

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