Power Supply Disrupted in Akbarnagar; Electricity Cut Off for Five Hours Across Shrirampur, Kherahiya, Basantpur, and Bhuwalpur Villages on Thursday, Residents Suffer Under Scorching Heat and Humidity
Bhagalpur, Chief Correspondent: The dismal state of electricity supply in the rural areas under the Akbarnagar police station jurisdiction of Bihar's Bhagalpur district has once again been exposed. Local consumers faced immense hardship when power supply was abruptly and without any prior notice suspended for nearly five hours across several key villages in the region. With electricity cut off from morning till afternoon, scorching heat and humid weather left residents miserable. While the electricity department makes tall claims about providing better and uninterrupted power, cutting off electricity for hours in the name of minor technical faults or maintenance has become routine, severely disrupting rural life.
Which Villages Experienced Disrupted Power Supply?
According to reports, the rural areas of the Akbarnagar region that bore the brunt of this severe power crisis primarily included the following villages:
Shrirampur
Kherahiya
Basantpur
Bhuwalpur
Additionally, several other small settlements and hamlets adjacent to these villages were also affected by this prolonged five-hour power cut.
Darkness and Desolation Prevailed from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Thursday proved to be nothing short of an ordeal for the residents of these rural areas. Power went out abruptly at precisely 10:00 AM. Initially, residents assumed it might be a routine tripping that would resolve within minutes, but as time dragged on, hopes of power restoration faded.
Until 3:00 PM—spanning a continuous five-hour window—power supply from transformers and grids remained entirely shut down. During this period, humid weather and blazing sunshine compounded the misery of the people. With fans and coolers brought to a halt, staying indoors became unbearable.
Severe Impact on Daily Life: Havoc from Homes to Marketplaces
Prolonged power disruptions threw daily life completely out of gear across these rural pockets of Akbarnagar:
Impact on Students and Studies: Midday is typically reserved for school children's studies and online tasks, but due to the lack of electricity, students were forced to halt their learning. Inverters also gave out under the weight of the extended power outage.
Small Businesses and Work Brought to a Standstill: Small-scale shopkeepers running flour mills, welding shops, tailoring centers, and cybercafés in rural markets saw their livelihoods severely impacted. With no power, business remained suspended all day, resulting in financial losses for shopkeepers.
Drinking Water Crisis: Most residents in rural areas rely on submersible pumps or electric motors for water supply. With electricity unavailable, overhead water tanks ran dry, forcing people to struggle even for drinking water.
Plight of the Sick and Elderly: Heat and humidity spelled misery for elderly individuals, children, and sick patients resting indoors. Soaked in sweat, people were forced to seek shelter and cool air under trees or out under the open sky.
Growing Anger Among Villagers, Questions Raised on Departmental Functioning
Local villagers expressed deep resentment toward the electricity department over the frequent power cuts. Residents alleged that the department cuts power whenever it pleases without any prior notice or schedule. Even when maintenance work is required, notifications are rarely publicized ahead of time, leaving people unable to make necessary arrangements.
Consumers in Akbarnagar questioned whether rural areas do not deserve the same smooth access to electricity as urban sectors. Such repeated unannounced power cuts are pushing people's patience to its limits.
The five-hour suspension of power supply across villages like Shrirampur, Kherahiya, Basantpur, and भुवालपुर in Akbarnagar serves as a clear indication that the state of power distribution infrastructure in rural regions remains pathetic. If the electricity department fails to upgrade its systems and curb negligence in maintaining transformers and lines, rural residents may soon feel compelled to take to the streets in protest. The need of the hour is for the department to operate strictly according to rosters and spare the public from such inhuman miseries.
