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दलित बस्ती से बकाया जमा होने के बाद ही
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00:00The electricity in the village was cut off.
00:04The village was given a collective punishment for not paying the bills.
00:08The electricity has been cut off in the entire village and the bill payers were in the dark.
00:12On one hand, the big businessmen, officials and government departments
00:16are still unable to pay the electricity bill despite the remaining billions.
00:20But the poor village residents and the Dalit village people,
00:23because of not paying the bills, the electricity of the entire area is being cut off and a collective punishment is being given.
00:29Such activities of Uttar Pradesh's electricity department are going on in Rampur continuously.
00:35Last week, when some people's bills were pending in the village,
00:39it was not even cold enough to cut the electricity of Jatpura village,
00:42that now the electricity of Dalit settlement Sainagar Mundia has been cut.
00:45In such a situation, the people whose bills are being paid on time,
00:48they are also forced to live in darkness.
00:50And they are preparing for exams, their children are worried about their studies.
00:54The officer of the electricity department is not ready to say anything on camera,
00:57but on the phone, he is not stopping to tell the whole story of his frustration.
01:01My name is Gangaram, I am the headman here.
01:05And the name of this village is Sainagar Colony.
01:08This is the entire Dalit settlement here.
01:12There are about 40 connections of electricity here.
01:16Some of them are still there and some people have also collected them.
01:20Yesterday, Jai Sahib came here and cut the electricity of the entire village from the transformer.
01:26I told him that the children of the Dalit settlement are studying here,
01:29the children of the school are preparing for exams.
01:33He did not listen to me.
01:35I told him that we need 100% of the electricity.
01:38He said, let's get 100% done, give us some time.
01:41But he did not listen to me and cut the electricity from here.
01:44Our village is in darkness.
01:46There are about 60-65 families of the Dalit settlement.
01:49What problems are the people of the village facing today?
01:52How are they surviving in the cold without electricity?
01:54There is a problem. There are small children.
01:57The school children are not able to study in the dark.
02:03There are other small children who are crying and struggling without electricity.
02:07You know how difficult life can be.
02:10Did you say anything to the authorities?
02:13I spoke to Jai Sahib today.
02:15I spoke to Jai Sahib yesterday as well.
02:17I told him that this is the time for exams,
02:19don't cut the electricity now, let's get the bill deposited.
02:21Some people have deposited the bill.
02:23He said, no, we will cut the electricity only when the bill is 100% deposited.
02:28He did not listen to me.
02:31What are the children's papers?
02:33They are preparing for school.
02:35You know how difficult life can be without electricity.
02:39There are a lot of problems.
02:42My name is Sandhya.
02:44I study in the 7th class.
02:46The electricity in our village has gone.
02:48Our exams are nearing and we are very worried about studying.
02:53How are you studying in the dark?
02:55We are very worried.
02:57We are studying by keeping a lamp close to us.
03:00We are studying by lighting candles.
03:03Our exams are very near.
03:05The electricity has gone and the inverter has also gone.
03:07Yes, our inverter is also not working.
03:10So, you are facing problems in your studies.
03:13Yes.
03:14What will you say to the authorities?
03:16We will ask them to return the electricity in our village.
03:19Our children will be able to study properly.