Port Blair, Mar 15: Pradhan of Gram Panchayat, Hut Bay has urged posting of one Junior Engineer (electrical) from the Electricity Department to look after the street lights and other maintenance of the electrical related works in the Gram Panchayat, Hut Bay, Little Andaman, at earliest.

In a letter address to the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Department the Pradhan of Hut Bay Gram Panchayat, Ms. M Pappi Naidu pointed out that consequent of abolition of Panchayat Samity, the JE (Elec) provided by Electricity Department attached with Panchayat Samity who was looking after the electrical operation of Gram Panchayat of Little Andaman has been reverted back to the Electricity Department in Little Andaman.

“As a result of which, no JE is available to look after the electrical operation of Gram Panchayat and all day to day maintenance works of Gram Panchayat such as repair/replacement of street lights, procurement etc, are totally stuck, which is causing great difficulties to the general public,” she added.