Power crisis
We all have welcomed the new time introduced by the government to save electricity. The government is trying its level best to meet the electricity demand of the country. As citizens, we also have to try from our level to help the government solve the crisis. Teachers at schools, colleges and universities can instruct students to turn off the unwanted lights and fans; employers and employees at offices can ask each other to do the same; parents at home can teach their children and vice-versa not to waste electricity or natural gas. In short, every citizen has to make a habit of “waste not, want not”.
Solving the power crisis requires the cumulative efforts of all citizens. Finally, another issue worth mentioning is that it has become our tradition to decorate our homes with strings of small light bulbs at wedding ceremonies. Even some shopping malls are decorated similarly during Ramadan. In a country like ours where even the basic demand of electricity is not met properly, is it sensible to use such extravagant lighting just for celebrating an occasion?
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