Acute load shedding has made the civic life in Chittagong and adjoining rural areas miserable during intolerable hit. The students who are preparing for school examinations cannot continue their study due to seasonal hit and regular load shedding. The people of Chittagong are facing more than 200 MW load shedding every day. Awami League Chittagong City Committee recently sent a letter to the Power Development Board (PDB) in this regard very recently. The leaders of AL city committee held a meeting with the officials of PDB in Chittagong on Monday. The leaders of ruling party expressed deep concern over the acute load shedding in Chittagong and said, “Although the government increased the production of power in the country, the port city Chittagong is facing acute load shedding.”
They observed that the corruption and irregularities of the officials and staffs of PDB is the prime cause of load shedding in Chittagong. They demanded removal of load shedding and ensuring adequate power to the people of Chittagong.
The Chief Engineer of PDB in Chittagong Engineer Probir Kumar Sen said, the PDB will ensure adequate power to the people of Chittagong within very short time. He said the load shedding and crisis of power in the port city will not continue from next month. “We will be able to supply necessary power to the people of Chittagong in next month.
The load shedding is likely to be continued at least for 20/25 days.”
