[Resolved]  Jharkhand State Electricity Board - Dhanbad — REMOVAL OF 11 kV LINE AT GALI NO. 8, JAI PRAKASH NAGAR,DHANBAD

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Dhanbad, Jharkhand

On March 5, 2010 I submitted grievances to Chairman, Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Ranchi on behalf of Shri Umendra Kumar Singh, A.S. Maiti, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Bal Krishna Singh Tarun Kumar Das, Abhinesh Kumar Sinha, Arvind Singh, Late Madan Singh's family and P. K. Lal (Advocate), all residents along Gali No. 8,Jai Prakash Nagar, Dhanbad, to draw his kind attention to 11kV line that runs dangerously so close to their homes and it is hazardous to their well being. In the last two years, two buffaloes were electrocuted while rubbing against ungrounded or poorly grounded 11kV line steel pole. The pole is so close to passing pedestrians or residents on Gali No. 8 that one has be very alert to avoid bumping to the poles and getting electric shock.

In September-October 2009, an Electrical Engineer, Shri Choudhary (Mobile Telephone: [protected]) demanded Rs.12,000 to and received from the above mentioned gentlemen and promised to complete removal of 11kV line from Gali No. 8, but, he did not do it. In the meantime, he was transferred to Patratu Thermal Power Station. The person who has replaced Shri Chaudhury, Shri Sharma is asking for additional money to do the work that Shri Chaudhury had promised to do. I have been told that in year 2000, the then JSEB employee in Dhanbad named Shri Baleshwar Singh demanded and received Rs.27,000 to do the same work. However, he completed the work partially. When I visited Dhanbad in March 2005, I saw Shri Baleshwar Singh in his office in Dhanbad. He rode with us to the site and he promised to remove 11 kV poles and line in about a week. It was not done at all.

In response to my petition, JSEB Chairman's office forwarded our case to Board Member in charge of Distribution, Shri Choudhary who took prompt action and told us to contact Shri Ranjan, GM in Dhanbad. Now, the SDO and JE come around and promise to finish connecting 230 Volt to homes from a newly installed transformer in a couple of days. When we complaint to Shri Ranjan, he asks surprisingly that the work has not been completed yet. He assures us that he is going to talk with the SDO again. This has been going on at least twice a week for a month and half. But, nothing happens. We need help.