Excelsior Correspondent

SHOPIAN, Jan 8: Expressing their anguish, people of village Zawoora held protest against Power Development Department (PDD) for not providing regular power supply, here today.
The residents assembled at Zawoora 4-way Chowk and blocked the vehicular movement on Shopian Keller Road.
The protesters raised slogans against the Power Development Department (PDD) for not providing regular power supply.
The protesters said that due to the non-availability of regular power supply, people especially old age and students are facing too many problems.
“Despite several requests to PDD authorities for solving the problem, they did not pay any heed, forcing us to come on roads”, the protesters added.
Meanwhile, police and PDD officials rushed to the spot and assured the people that their issue will be redressed at an earliest.
After the assurance from the concerned authorities, the protesters dispersed and vehicular movement was restored.