Baramulla,04-Mar; Scores of residents of Pattan area of Baramulla district on Saturday held protest demonstration against installation of smart meters in the area. The locals demanded immediate roll back of the order from the authorities.The aggrieved protestors comprising of men, women and children blocked the highway that led traffic movement hampered for hours.While sloganeering against the installation of smart meters near Receiving Station Pattan, the protesting women told CNS that the locality houses poor and daily wage people who can’t afford the expenses of smart meters. “We are poor people.
