Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, January 16, 2010:
Normal lives have been paralyzing since the first week of December last year as the power transformer that supplied electricity to Tamenglong Ward No III- Model Village and Ward No IV-Gadailong and other parts broke down due to power overload.
The people are extremely displeased over the late replacement of the transformer and power failure in the district HQs.
The power transformer located at Gadai Bazaar (Medical Gate) Tamenglong was reported to have broke down on 13 December last year.Till today the department failed to replace or repair and provide alternative power supply to the two biggest Wards including the VIP lines.
This power transformer covered District Hospital, BSNL micro wave, official bungalows, Institutions and other important government and NGOs office.
In the meantime, a reliable source informed that BSNL Tamenglong has plans to install GSM (Global Mobile Service) and expand the services to the people living here at Tamenglong.
However, due to lack of power at the place the BSNL authority could not take up the works immediately, the source said.
Due to power cut failure for many days the people have been facing untold hardship.
At the same time, Ph.
Khiaklung proprietor of blacksmith and Naga Script Centre Tamenglong said that due to lack of power, all machineries works as well as printing of Nagas' Script for have been defunct since last year.
Due to power shortage many students who are preparing for board exams are also facing problems.
Also the expenditure of families have also risen sharply as a consequence of the power failure, he asserted.
"Due to power cut off I did not know world news and darkness have beencaused me many inconveniences", stated Joseph Daimei, former Zeliangrong Student Union Tamenglong district.
He also said that his family's economy has also risen in due course.
Due to power shortage at district HQs many students were disturbed.
He also appealed to the concern authority to replace or provide alternative arrangement and provide power.
In the meantime, it is also learnt that the officials of the Electricity Department were out of e station.
As of now people living at the two wards have tried to get electricity other live transformer, which may cause damage to the other power transformer.