Pottangi: The Andhra Pradesh government allegedly snapping power supply to Neredibalsa Ashram School in Neredibalsa village under Kotia panchayat in Koraput district has kicked off a fresh row between the two neighbouring states. The school established by the state government in 2021 is a residential school having a 100-bed hostel for the students of Classes I-V. The school was running on solar power but technical snags often render it useless.
Taking advantage of the situation, the neighbouring state lured the school authorities to take the power supplies from their state. The school took a power connection in the name of school managing committee president Ramachandra following which the AP disco started serving power bills in his name.
However, the neighboring state snapped the power supply to the school after the school authorities failed to pay bills for the last six months. As a result, around 60 students of the school are now forced to study reeling under the extreme heat wave conditions following the power cut, reports said. The power cut amid the heat wave has become a matter of serious concern for the students and their guardians.
Students alleged that after the snapping of the power supply amid the scorching heat, living in the hostel has become unbearable. “We cannot even sleep at night due to the heat. Fans are not working properly either,” a student complained. Notably, Andhra and Odisha have been locked in a bitter battle over territorial control of several bordering villages under Kotia gram panchayat.