Ganderbal,16-Jan: Residents of Duderhamama held protest against PDD department demand while demanding removal of power meters in the areaThe protestors said that the PDD department Ganderbal came to install power meters in the area. Soon scores of locals, mostly women, assembled on road and stage demonstration against the move.Residents said that they are poor and cannot afford bills generated by these power Meters. “If government wants to install these meters, they should install these in those households who can afford bills”,they demanded.Our children are jobless, how can we pay the hefty bills generated by these power meters? We won’t allow installation of these meters”,they said.Meanwhile, Assistant Executive Engineer PDD Sanjay Wakhlu told the media that people have myths about smart meters but the meters won’t generate hefty bills.”We came here to make people understand but no one is ready to understand. Meter will only give new facilities and power supply will also be better.If government wants to remove power meters then our department don’t have any issue”, he added.
