Bargarh: Normal life was affected in Attabira town of Bargarh district Saturday morning following a 12-hour bandh due to frequent power cuts and shortage of staff at Western Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (WESCO) called by the youth wing of Congress.
A dawn-to-dusk shutdown paralyzed Attabira as shops, markets, other commercial establishments and colleges remained shut in response to the strike.
Trucks and other vehicles stayed off the roads at several places.
“The frequent power outage is frustrating and troublesome. Whenever we approach the WESCO officials to lodge a complaint in this regard, they ignore our grievance stating shortage of staff at the Discom. The bandh may hit normal life but we demand uninterrupted power supply,” said a locals.
PNN