Bhaskar Ground Report: People in villages suffer from power cuts for one and a half hours at dinner time every evening

In rural areas of Patan district, there is a power outage around 7:00 p.m., causing darkness for an hour. The villagers are worried about the disruption of their daily work due to the power outage. After coming home from school, it is difficult for the children to find time for studying, while housewives find it difficult to complete household chores. Due to the uncertainty of when the electricity will come, people are not able to plan work. Families living in huts or houses in the fields have to be more careful in the darkness of the night. They have to work by the light of torches. The villagers demand that the administration should come up with a permanent solution so that the power supply is regular in the evening. On the other hand, an official of UGVCL has said that due to the increasing demand for electricity and decrease in solar production, the pressure on the power system is increasing in the evening time. In the evening itself, the power cuts make children and the elderly uncomfortable in the heat Vishnubhai Patel of Norta said that the electricity goes out only when we sit down to eat with the family in the evening. In the midst of darkness and heat, small children and the elderly face a lot of difficulties. There is a demand to immediately address the sudden power cuts that occur every day and maintain regular power supply. Demand has increased, solar production has decreased. The deputy engineer of UGVCL said that the demand for electricity has increased as the heat continues. Solar power generation decreases in the afternoon, while hydropower generation is also less due to less rainfall. Therefore, electricity cannot be supplied adequately during the high demand time in the evening. This is causing this problem. Children's studies are stopped in the dark, fear of snakes haunts them According to Govindbhai Chaudhary of Dudharampura in the taluka, children cannot study due to electricity in the evening and there is a fear of insects and snakes in the dark. Despite paying the electricity bill on time, they have to endure difficulties. Ranjit Thakor has also complained of darkness in the village and demanded regularization of power supply. Villagers in the village without electricity Moghji Thakor of Wadia said, "The light goes out only when we sit down to eat in the evening, so we have to eat in the light of the torch. The light of the torch attracts the insects and so many insects come that they cannot even eat peacefully. After working all day, they cannot even eat peacefully in the evening. This is our pain, only those who experience can understand.