Power pangs: Villagers block national highway
Tribune News Service

Rohtak, January 5
Villagers blocked the NH-10 connecting Rohtak with Hisar for an hour today in protest against the short supply of power in Madina village, about 20 km from here.

The blockade was lifted after an intervention by the authorities concerned, but it caused inconvenience to a large number of commuters.

This was the second such blockade in the district in the past five days.

Earlier, traffic movement was disrupted by residents of Jassia village on the Rohtak-Panipat road.

Residents of Madina, native village of Congress MLA Anand Singh Dangi, blocked the highway by parking their vehicles, including tractor-trolleys and agricultural equipment, in the middle of the road.

They demanded restoration of adequate power supply in the village, claiming that the village had been witnessing a kind of blackout since 48 hours.

A snag in the northern grid a few days ago had resulted in disruption in power supply in various parts of the state, including the district, where several cuts had been imposed in both rural and urban pockets.

The movement of traffic could be restored after an hour after officials assured that their grievance would be addressed immediately.

Several vehicles had to be either diverted to link roads or stopped at various points to check the traffic jam, said an official.

Villagers said the poor power supply had adversely affected their routine and students are the worst sufferers as board