After enduring nearly six weeks without electricity, residents of Ishan Chandra Para in Ambassa took to the streets on Saturday, blocking a key road and demanding immediate action from the power department.

The protest unfolded at the Arai Mile stretch of the Ambassa–Gandacherra Road around 10 a.m., when scores of villagers staged a blockade to draw attention to their long-pending electricity woes. The demonstration coincided with Ambassa’s weekly market day, resulting in significant traffic congestion and inconvenience for hundreds of commuters, traders, and shoppers.

According to the protesters, repeated appeals to the electricity department over the past month and a half yielded no concrete results, forcing them to adopt a stronger form of protest. Residents claimed that despite informing the authorities several times about the prolonged outage, the issue remained unresolved.

The situation prompted the deployment of police personnel from Ambassa Police Station, who attempted to persuade the demonstrators to clear the road. However, the protesters remained firm, insisting that they would not withdraw the blockade until senior officials from the electricity department arrived and addressed their concerns directly.

Later, officials from the electricity department reached the protest site and held discussions with community representatives. During the talks, they assured residents that steps would be taken to install a new transformer and restore electricity supply at the earliest.

Following the assurance, the protesters agreed to end the blockade at around noon, allowing normal traffic movement to resume after nearly two hours of disruption.

Villagers alleged that when they approached the department seeking restoration of power, they were told that a new consumer ID would have to be opened with a payment of Rs 2,500 before electricity services could be resumed. The demand reportedly triggered widespread resentment among residents, who subsequently organized Saturday’s protest.

While the administration has promised a solution, residents remain cautious. They have been asked to visit the electricity office on Monday to complete the required formalities. Villagers warned that if there is no visible progress after Monday, they are prepared to intensify their movement and launch a larger protest in the days ahead.