4 days ago
Electricity Dispute Triggers Rival Road Blockades On Parli-Beed Road
Two nearby villages, Talegaon and Pangri, argued about their electricity supply.
Each village held a separate protest on the Parli-Beed road.
Talegaon residents said their electricity feeder was damaged and that their village had been without power for two days.
They also said the outage was causing problems for crops and water supplies.
Pangri residents said their own sub-station had stopped working.
They claimed that the main electricity line had been deliberately damaged during the Ganeshotsav festival.
Both groups wanted authorities to take action.
The protests blocked traffic for several hours.
Officials later helped reopen the road.
Residents of Talegaon and Pangri staged separate road blockades over an electricity-supply dispute.
Talegaon villagers said feeder wires were cut and poles brought down, leaving the village without power for two days.
Talegaon residents alleged the disruption was intended to divert electricity to agricultural fields in Pangri.
Pangri residents said their 33 kV sub-station and main transmission line had been deliberately sabotaged during Ganeshotsav.
The protests stranded hundreds of vehicles until local authorities intervened and restored traffic movement.
- Who
- Residents of Talegaon and Pangri, along with local authorities, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Parli Rural Police Station.
- What
- Separate road blockades were held over allegations of electricity-line damage and disrupted power supplies.
- Where
- The Parli Vaijnath-Beed Road at Pangri and Talegaon in Parli Vaijnath tehsil, Beed.
- When
- Monday morning; Talegaon’s protest lasted from 9am to 12:30pm, while Pangri’s lasted from 10:30am to 12:45pm. Talegaon residents said the outage began after damage on Sunday morning.
- Why
- The villages accused unidentified persons of damaging electricity feeders or transmission lines and sought restoration of power and criminal action.
Talegaon residents’ claims
Pangri residents’ claims
Cause of the outage
Talegaon residents’ claims
Talegaon residents alleged that unidentified people cut feeder wires and knocked down electric poles, possibly to divert electricity to agricultural fields in Pangri.
Pangri residents’ claims
Pangri residents alleged that the main 33 kV transmission line was deliberately sabotaged, while saying their sub-station had been non-operational since 11am on September 13.
Impact of the disruption
Talegaon residents’ claims
Talegaon residents said the two-day power outage had caused an acute water crisis for standing crops.
Pangri residents’ claims
Pangri residents said the power failure affected Pangri and adjoining hamlets during the ongoing Ganeshotsav festival.
Requested response
Talegaon residents’ claims
Talegaon residents submitted complaints to the electricity distribution company and Parli Rural Police Station and sought action over the alleged feeder damage.
Pangri residents’ claims
Pangri residents demanded immediate criminal action against those responsible for the alleged sabotage.
Key facts
- Location
- Pangri and Talegaon, Parli Vaijnath tehsil, Beed
- Road affected
- Parli Vaijnath-Beed Road
- Talegaon blockade
- 9am to 12:30pm
- Pangri blockade
- 10:30am to 12:45pm
- Electricity infrastructure
- A 33 kV sub-station at Pangri and a feeder supplying Talegaon
- Traffic impact
- Hundreds of vehicles were stranded
- Authorities notified
- Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Parli Rural Police Station
Sources
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