Bhubaneswar, March 7 -- Scores of families living at Kamand village under Koida block in Sundargarh district have been at the receiving end of a power blackout for the last two years. They have been suffering in the absence of electricity and have to negotiate with darkness every day.

As per reports, the two-year-long blackout has resulted from three defunct transformers. Locals lamented that a transformer installed at Munda Sahi went kaput two years ago, but the distribution company has not set it right despite repeated pleas of consumers.

Similarly, another transformer set up at Gopal Sahi used to come in handy for the people, but it too became defunct a year ago. While it is yet to be repaired or replaced with a new one, the third on...