RUSTED ELECTRIC POLE STAND DANGEROUSLY AT KALIMPONG MARKET AREA

By Nisha Chettri (TNI Kalimpong) ~ Edited By Pradiptamay Saha (TNI Siliguri)

Webdesk, TNI Kalimpong, 14th June, 2015: A 30 feet tall electric pole next to General store, above Darjeeling syndicate area, motor stand, ward number 12, is found in dangerously rusted condition which may crumble down any moment. The nearby business shop owners have complained to the Assistant Engineer of the electricity board about the chances of accident which can occur indecisively and injure many people walking to and fro. Speaking to this reporter a local businessman said, ‘We called the employees of the concerned department to check the condition of the shaft who visited the site and left assuring us in 2014, we thought things would be maintained soon but the condition of the pole is getting worst causing more threat to the passer by’s and the drivers’. Ms. Pravashika Rai, the Assistant Engineer of the Electricity department who is new here said that she has taken the situation seriously and will ensure public safety by replacing the pole as soon as possible. In a telephonic conversation Rai said ‘We have in fact started replacing and muffining the poles from Durpin, we have seen the condition of the said pole which will be fixed in the absence of the taxis or it has to be done at night’ said Rai.

Photo and Inset: Nisha Chettri (TNI)