Kathmandu: Kailali district has been facing scorching heat and fear of flood for the past couple of weeks. People are scared of possible flash flood no sooner it starts raining in the district. It can be easily presumed the extent of problems people are facing in absence of electricity during the present hot time.
But this is what has happened in Janaki rural municipality-6, Jagatpur of Kailali for the past 16 days–there is no electricity. Hundreds of families in Jagatpur village have been deprived of electricity services after the transmitter turned dysfunctional since July 31. Locals say they have been compelled to stay in dark and survive a troubled life due to disruption of electricity service.
Nandfa Bahadur Neupane, a local, said, it was very difficult to survive in absence of electricity in the flooding times. “There is a fear of snake and insects during the night times. Besides, the hot wave does not allow to sleep well”, he said, adding there is no certainty of resumption of electricity service. The children and senior citizens have been mostly affected in absence of electricity service. “I have two small children. They could not sleep over the night due to hot temperature”, said Samira Chaudhary, a local.
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