Dangling wires pose threat to residents

Strap: Locals demand relocation of poles | Urge authorities to bear expenses

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 28

Residents of numerous areas in the city have been living under constant fear of dangling high-tension wires.

Aggrieved residents said many accidents, some even resulting in deaths, had occurred in the last few years due to loose wires.

Local of New Dashmesh Nagar in Jaura Fatak under Ward Number 25 of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation said their area councillor had promised them that dangling wires would be relocated, but nothing has happened to date.

Ajay Kumar, a resident, said, “For decades people are living in fear as high-tension wires hang overhead. An accident can occur any time.” He said the work to relocate electricity poles should be initiated at the earliest.

Another resident, Sarwan Singh, said whenever they contacted the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) officials and asked them to shift poles, they reverted that residents had to bear the expenses. “As expenses are massive, people cannot bear them. Instead, the government should get the work done.”

The problem of high-tension lines also exists in New Dashmesh Nagar, Indira Colony, Mohakampura, and Azad Nagar among others.