KUCHING: About 500 people of Kampung Haji
Baki located at 7th Mile, Batu Kitang are affected by frequent power
disturbances over the last couple of months.
Many questioned the source of the problem,
mainly due to the village which is located not far from Batu Kitang and Kota
Sentosa.
Agitated, a resident who only wanted to be
known as Salehah raised her concerns over the matter to the New Sarawak Tribune
as the problem has been persisting for quite sometime and does not see any
improvement.
“Last Tuesday night, a power failure
occurred at around 1.00am affecting two villages, ours (Kampung Haji Baki) and
Kampung Semaba.
“When I contacted the relevant authorities,
an automated voice would report the current situation and also disclosed the
estimated time that the problem would be resolve. I am staying alone and my
concern is on my safety especially when it is all pitch black.
“Because power failures have been occurring
too many times over the past few months and it is not getting better, I hope
the relevant authority will take some action pretty soon,” said Salehah.
She also told that during the eve of Hari
Raya AidilAdha, there was no electricity from 2.00pm to 7.00pm. On a more
recent note, about a week ago, another major power disturbance occurred when
there was downpour, which lasted from 3.00pm to 7.00pm.
“Things like these should not happen. Does
this mean that we should be prepared to face the day without electricity when
there is storm coming?” said Salehah, frustrated.
Another resident, who works as a clerk said
that the problem first occurred back in September and there would be
disturbances at least three times in a month.
Known as Hana, she said that each power
disturbance would most likely last for one to two hours and may go up to three
to four hours.
“These days, we depend a lot on electrical
appliances and with such constant power failures it has become an inconvenience
to me and my family.
“Because of this, some of our electrical
appliances have gone haywire. We want to know what’s causing this problem and
why has it not been overcome yet?” she added.
Hana is currently living in her residence
with her father, daughter and nephew.
By : Yusuf Shukri
Sarawak Tribune
Date Posted : Thursday 10-Nov-2016
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