Sri Vijaya Puram | May 7, 2026
Residents of Baratang Island have introduced a peaceable agitation on May 11, 2026, demanding a everlasting answer to the long-standing energy provide disaster affecting the area. The protest is scheduled to be held in entrance of the Electricity Department workplace at Baratang from 9 AM onwards.
According to a letter addressed to the Superintending Engineer of the Electricity Department at Vidyut Bhawan, Sri Vijaya Puram, native resident G. Sanju Kumar highlighted a number of points associated to the deteriorating electrical energy scenario on the island and knowledgeable authorities concerning the proposed peaceable strike by most of the people.
As per the letter, a newly commissioned 500 KVA DG Set put in for Baratang has reportedly did not deal with the total electrical energy load of your complete island. Due to the restricted capability, electrical energy is presently being equipped to solely half of the Baratang space throughout the evening, whereas the remaining areas obtain energy from the Kadamtala Power House. This association, residents allege, has resulted in frequent load shedding at intervals of almost each two hours, inflicting extreme inconvenience to households, college students, shopkeepers, and different customers.
The letter additional acknowledged that residents of Baratang have been going through energy provide points for a protracted interval. Earlier, the presence of the Hiring Power Plant (HPP) had offered some aid to the islanders. However, after the HPP was reportedly discontinued, the electrical energy scenario once more worsened significantly.
Residents additionally claimed that the Electricity Department had earlier knowledgeable the general public that the tender course of for reinstalling the Hiring Power Plant had been initiated as soon as once more and that the HPP can be commissioned quickly. However, regardless of greater than a 12 months having handed for the reason that announcement, no seen progress has reportedly been made.
Expressing frustration over the continued uncertainty and recurring outages, the residents have now determined to launch a peaceable democratic protest demanding instant assurance from the authorities relating to the set up and functioning of the Hiring Power Plant in Baratang.
In the communication, the organizers appealed to the Electricity Department to deal with the matter with utmost precedence within the curiosity of most of the people and take needed steps to resolve the disaster completely.
