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The power crisis in the capital Lucknow has deepened amid the record breaking heat and heat wave continuing in Uttar Pradesh. The electricity distribution system (vertical system) of the city has completely collapsed and collapsed. Due to the scorching sun and extreme humidity, transformers and ABC cables are not able to bear the electrical load, due to which dilapidated wires are breaking and falling in many areas.
In this scorching heat, when the people, who were suffering from lights being off all night long, got tired of pleading with the authorities, their anger reached the seventh sky. A population of more than 3 lakh is affected due to lack of electricity overnight in various areas of the city. People are forced to pass the time by walking on the streets the whole night. Due to power failure, there is now a severe shortage of drinking water. Angered by not getting relief, people are now protesting at the sub-centres, due to which the law and order situation has started deteriorating.
Protestors held JE hostage in Muneshwar Puram, blew up his car
The most extreme form of people angry over power cut was seen in Muneshwar Puram area under FCI sub-centre. Dozens of consumers, who were facing continuous power crisis for the last two days, lost their temper and started a vigorous protest by blocking the road near Alamnagar Overbridge.
As soon as information about the uproar was received, Talkatora police reached the spot and tried to pacify the people, but the protesters did not budge. Meanwhile, when the Junior Engineer (JE) of the FCI sub-centre reached the spot, he had a heated argument with the consumers. After this, the angry protesters took JE hostage and punctured all four wheels of his car.
Police action only on the victims: Case registered against 150 protesters
On one hand, people are forced to live a hellish life without electricity and water, while on the other hand, legal action has been taken against the protesting victims. Police have registered a case against about 150 protesters who blocked the Lucknow-Rae Bareli highway on Thursday.
Based on the complaint of South City outpost in-charge Durgesh Singh, the police have registered a case under serious sections of blocking the road, obstructing government work, misbehaving with policemen and threatening. At the same time, to avoid future uproar and maintain law and order, the administration has deployed heavy police force at Uttarethiya sub-centre.
There was a long traffic jam on the Shaheed Path underpass due to traffic jam.
In fact, on Thursday morning, angry over the electricity problems related to Uttarethia and Ambedkar sub-centre, hundreds of people from Baldev Vihar, Mawaiya, Devikheda and surrounding areas sat on a dharna on Rae Bareli Road under the Shaheed Path underpass. Due to this traffic jam, traffic came to a complete standstill for about an hour and long queues of vehicles formed on the highway.
Several heated arguments and scuffles took place between the police who arrived to clear the jam and the angry area residents. Local residents say that the electricity system in many areas including Neelmatha, Telibagh connected to Uttarethia and Ambedkar sub-centres has been on ventilator for the last several days. Even after creating ruckus at the sub-stations throughout the night on Wednesday, when the electricity department fell on deaf ears, people were forced to take to the streets in the morning.
