In Ahmedabad’s Bopal, security personnel at a public garden can be seen carrying water buckets for the trees and plants as taps run dry, thanks to the authorities who haven’t paid the power bills.

According to a local, the security staff at the public garden near Basant Bahar bungalows in Bopal informed them that electricity at the garden has been cut for the last 10 days by the GEB (Gujarat Electricity Board) after Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad Urban Development Association (AUDA) failed to pay the power dues.

This had forced the security personnel to fetch buckets to water the trees and plants in the garden.

Upon being asked about the negligence by the authorities, both the recreation committee chairman and deputy director of AMC were unaware of the matter and promised to respond after investigating the matter.

An official appointed to manage the gardens by the AMC clarified that the bills were due with the GEB, but were paid on Saturday. The power cut must be a result of a misunderstanding.