<i>Electricity poles, PDB style!</i>
Electricity being supplied to a house, using bamboo poles at Darampara village in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur. Some unscrupulous PDB men have done the job, violating the rules of the board. Photo: STAR
Parbatipur unit of the Power Development Board (PDB) is using bamboo poles for supplying electricity to a house adjacent to the upazila headquarters, violating rules. As many as 34 bamboo poles have been installed on January 10 to carry a 2,600 feet-long cable from a standard pole to the house of one Jewel Islam of Darampara village. PDB men have set the poles on the farm land to carry the high voltage cable, posing a high risk to the farmers and other people of the area. Dr Gouranga Sarker of the village said the PDB staff gave power connection to the house by installing the bamboo poles in a day. Some residents of the village said PDB is not using meter to record how much electricity is consumed by the house owner. Moreover, bulbs have been fixed to each of the bamboo poles to give light at night, causing a huge loss to the state-run organisation, they added. Contacted, Engineer Mahbubul Alam of Parbatipur PDB said he is not aware of the new power connection. Supply of electricity by using bamboo poles is a clear violation of existing rules, he added. The engineer further said he will investigate the matter and take necessary actions against the persons involved. Villager Md Abdullah Azad alleged that some unscrupulous officials and employees of PDB Parbatipur unit gave the illegal power connection to the house by using bamboo poles. He urged the authorities concerned to remove the bamboo poles that pose risk to the locals.
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