Statesman News Service
MALDADec. 14: -The authorities of the electricity distribution company limited has started rampant power cut in the district once again in last few days. From Wednesday the English Bazaar town is facing load shedding thrice a day. “To meet up the crisis and to continue supply and trading power in important areas of the state and other states the authorities have decided to cut power in the district for four to six hours phase wise,” said a senior officer of the Malda state electricity distribution company limited. On Thursday the department cut power from 8.20 a.m. to 9. 20 a.m., from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and finally they cut power from 5.20 p.m. to 6.20 p.m. in English Bazaar town. According to the departmental sources, the rate of load shedding is higher in rural areas than the Malda town. In the rural areas where the revenue-earning rate is low, the rate of power cut is unlimited. “Based on ‘loss concept’, considering revenue collection, the English Bazaar town belongs to Category-II. So, authorities cannot cut power for more than one and half hours at a time,” they said. Today, power cut started about 6.50 a.m. and continued upto 7.50 a.m. and second phase of cut was started during mid day today. “We do not know about the exact time of load shedding for execution. Every thing is controlled centrally,” said the Malda divisional manager Mr AK Ghosh. Except the traders body including the local industrialists, no political parties have protested against the rampant power cut in recent times.
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