Ropar, July 1

Irked over frequent power cuts, residents of Ghar area and Morinda protested and blocked roads here yesterday night. Hundreds of people, including farmers from Purkhali and Bardar area, blocked the Ropar-Chandigarh road around 9 pm near police lines. Soon after, Morinda residents, demanding restoration of power supply, staged a dharna near a sugar mill on Ropar road.

Claimed they had been facing long power cuts for past many days, Ghar area residents sat on a dharna in front of 66 KV substation at Purkhali and blocked the Ropar-Chandigarh National Highway later on. Morinda residents staged a sit-in on Ropar road around 8.30 pm. Theyre lented only after the power supply was restored around 1.30 am. They warned officials of a bigger protest in case there are more power cuts. —TNS