Mokokchung, May 30 (MExN): Aonokpu Village under Longchem EAC Headquarter of Mokokchung district has been facing power crises due to absence of any worker under the Power Department for “more than a decade.”
According to Aonokpu Village Council, “since the retirement of the Power Department lineman in 2002, the state government, even after 14 years of the last employee, is yet to appoint new field worker.” This, the council stated, has compounded the irregular power supply.
“It is a regular annual event for the council to maintain the transmission lines themselves,” said a press note issued by Aonokpu Village Council, Chairmaan, Takatemjen. On May 27, the council took up the task of jungle clearing along the transmission lines to the village.
The council chairman added, “Aonokpu Village under Mangkolemba Sub division is far-flung from Mokokchung district in terms of connectivity and a village to subsist without regular power supply and field worker is equal to harassment.”
