Dimapur, September 5 : The Emlo-To Students’ Union (ETSU) today urged the State Power Department to restore power at Emlo-To Area, Asukhuto Town and Kheloshe Polytechnic Atoizu (KPA) in Zunheboto district.
ETSU president, Vikato I. Chishi in an open letter to Chief Engineer, said the denizens of Emlo-To area (Suko, Litsa, Emlo, Yesheluto), Asukhuto and KPA have been under complete darkness since May and the hardship being faced by the public is inexpressible and unimaginable as very basic need has been deprived for long.
The union said, “We’re almost back to the age where phones, TVs and other electronic products seemed impossible. Inconvenience in communications and use of basic technological products has become unfeasible, the expense on candles & kerosene has become enormous.”
It also said, the students of KPA are studying without light, let alone providing them full electricity daily for practical and technical classes.
The students’ union said, the miseries, anguishes, disappointments have become uncountable; nevertheless; the students’ union, councils, and general mass of the affected areas have co-operated with the power department by not showing their resentments and frustrations, understanding the due process involved in departmental works and had emphatically listened to the reasons provided for the failure. “However, this courtesy should not be taken for granted as the limit has already been crossed and we no more want any reason than power in our area.”
The union said, the obsolete 750 kv transformer which was taken for repairing never arrived. However, in August, a reportedly new 1600 kv transformer was installed in place of the former. “Sadly it lasted specifically for 2 days and never worked again. Later, we found out that the last arrived transformer was a repaired and painted, worn out one from Pfutsero,” stated the letter.
ETSU also requested the Chief Engineer to have genuine concern and consideration for the oldest polytechnic in Nagaland taking in view the plight of the students and Emlo-To area by immediately sanctioning a new transformer with kb so that the problem will be solved once and for all.
