Pfutsero sub-division under Phek has been reeling under darkness for the last couple of days due to breakdown of 2.5 MVA transformer, Kalos Society, Pfutsero informed in a press statement on Sunday.
The Society said most of the villages and urban areas under the sub-divisions are without electricity and the people are suffering due to non-availability of electricity in the area.
In this regard, Kalos Society demanded that the state government install a new transformer with higher capacity at the earliest taking into account the colossal growth of population and developments at Pfutsero town and its adjacent villages.
Kalos Society also reminded the power department that mere installation or repairing of transformer with the same capacity would not suffice since it was below the capacity to cater the needs of Pfutsero sub-division usage of 4.2MVA.
The society also said that due to low capacity transformer, the citizens for the past few years have been facing frequent power cuts and “unwelcoming” load shedding. It also urged the power department to intimidate the people on such developments so that any miscommunications between the department and public could be avoided.
Further, the society has asked the department to review the non-availability of reserved transformers and make necessary arrangements so that such unprecedented incidents could be handled without any difficulties. They also suggested the department to reserve few transformers with various capacities to cater the needs in times of such eventualities.
In this regard, Kalos Society urged the concern authority to retrospect and reflect the undue hardship faced by the public and bring “exceptional solution” at the earliest.
They warned that prolonging the matter would invite undue consequences for which concerned authority would be solely responsible.