Residents demand electricity

Residents demand electricity

SOUTH SOLOK, West Sumatra: Residents in South Solok regency in
West Sumatra demanded on Thursday that the government provide
them with electricity.

Residents from the remote villages of Jorong Paninjuan Bukit
Sikumpa and Jorong Ampalu, have never been connected to the state
power grid.

Efrianto, a resident in Jorong Ampalu, complained that
children in the villages could not study properly because of the
absence of proper lighting.

Syarifuddin, a resident in Jorong Paninjauan Bukit Sikumpa,
also complained that the residents could not get news and
entertainment programs on television, a privilege enjoyed by
other residents in the regency.

There are over 1,000 people in the two villages. -- Antara