Load shedding is the suspension or discontinuation of electricity supply on certain lines when the demand is greater than the generation. It has become a widely discussed topic of the day. People live in the areas supplied with electricity are quite familiar with this term. There is hardly any area which is not affected by load shedding. Load shedding usually occurs when the supply of electricity is less than demand and also for unplanned distribution of electricity. It plunges the city or part of it into the darkness and seems we are living in a village. Load shedding causes unbearable torture on the people belonging to all walks of life especially during summer. But the sufferings of the parents and the students beggar description. Students sit idling in the dark closing their books especially before their exam. Domestic life becomes painful. The housewives grope in the darkness in the kitchen. Mills and factories come to a standstill incurring huge amount of national loss. So failure of electricity hampers productivity. Besides, shops, markets and other establishments become seriously affected by it. So it is a curse for our development. In addition, due to load shedding foods kept in the refrigerator get rotten the commodities preserved in the cold storages get spoilt. It is very difficult to solve this problem. But we should make an all out concerted effort to solve this problem. We must take pragmatic steps to get rid of this problem. As already establish power plants fail to satisfy the increasing demand of electricity, government must take initiative to establish more power plants immediately. Establishing power plants in the private sector should also be higher encouraged. Unplanned distribution of electricity should be stopped at any cost and timely well planned supply of electricity should be ensured. Besides, system loss should be reduced. Illegal connection should be stopped. Those who are related to pilferage must be brought to book. Over all public awareness is necessary. Here our mass- media can play a vital role.: Load shedding means the disruption of the regular supply of electricity in a particular area e for a certain period. It may happen frequently or regularly. When the generation of electricity is less than the demand, it causes load shedding. If the generation of power is not ensured according to the demand, load shedding will continue. The modern civilization, no doubt, depends greatly on power or electricity. The developed countries ensure this supply of electricity successfully.
The consumption of power in modem world is an index of development. The country which generates and consumes more power is considered as the more developed country. Today industrial as well as agricultural production greatly depends on power-supply. If the agricultural and Industrial production is hampered by the shortage of electric supply, the effort for economic development as a whole is jeopardized. Thus the economic growth is hampered by load shedding.
The normal life of people is disturbed by load shedding. Students have to suffer a lot for load shedding. Their sufferings know no bound when the examination begins. The frequent disruption of power supply causes immense suffering in the offices and houses. The housewives face troubles due to load shedding. Electronic goods like refrigerators, televisions, computers, etc sometimes go out of order because of frequent load shedding.
In summer, the sufferings of the people beggar description. People suffer from suffocation due to load shedding. The electric fans cannot move to ease the suffocating heat for load shedding. The air cooler machines cannot function for this load shedding. Our mills and factories cannot run properly because of load shedding and as a result, our production decreases. It results in the delay and decrease of the export commodities which in the long run will badly affect our economic growth. The business centres and commercial institutions also face a problem when load shedding becomes acute.
The education and research centres, cannot work properly because of frequent load shedding. The patients in the hospitals have to undergo untold suffering when load shedding occurs. The print media and electronic media cannot finish their daily work properly because of load shedding. In a word, the life of every man and every sector is paralysed for frequent load shedding.
When certain areas are plunged into darkness because of load shedding miscreants as well as anti-social elements come out. They take away money and other things from the people. The hijackers become awfully busy with hijacking. Thus many anti-social activities continue during load shedding. The government should take necessary measures to increase the generation of power in order to relieve the people of the curse of load shedding.
