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In an unusual turn of events, an IAS officer was forced to conduct a district-level public grievance hearing in Odisha's Bhadrak under mobile phone torchlight after repeated power cuts disrupted the proceedings.
The incident occurred at the Town Hall in Basudevpur during the joint public grievance hearing chaired by Bhadrak Collector Dilip Routrai.
As electricity failed several times, the Collector had to rely on the light from mobile phones to read out petitions and listen to grievances from the public.
Despite the inconvenience, the hearing continued, with officials making efforts to ensure that complainants were heard.
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