Lights out, office locked at Raia
THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
Power consumers from Manora in Raia Panchayat found the section office of the Power department closed and locked early on Monday morning.
A group of Manora consumers led by Anthony Fernandes, who approached the electricity section office to lodge a complaint following a power failure in the morning, found to their shock and surprise that the office was not manned by any personnel. Instead, they found the office door locked from outside, indicating that the staff had already left the office without waiting for the morning shift personnel to take over.
Anthony pointed that he and other consumers had just gone to the power office since no one was receiving the calls, only to find the door locked. “We have demanded immediate action against the staff who were not found in the office during that time,” he demanded.
When The Goan contacted senior Power officer, Halgenkar to shed light on the episode, he said the office staff had indeed locked the office to proceed on the field to switch off the street lights. “Yes, when the consumers approached the section office, it was found closed. But, my inquiries revealed that the office staff had proceeded on the field to switch off the street lights,” he said.
