New police barracks still without power

THE new Bomana police barracks are still without electricity supply despite a K600,000 payment in February.
The 150 police officers and their families residing in the barracks have to use lamps at night and all electrical household appliances are not usable.
Moresby Northeast MP John Kaupa, told The National that he had settled payment to connect the new cables and a transformer at the Red Sea housing estate.
“I will have to check again on the status, work progress and the reasons for the delay in power supply,” he said.
Dog Unit director Leith Nidung said work on the cables for electricity supply by PNG Power had stopped abruptly.
“Most of the power lines are already connected but there is still no power supply,” he said, adding that there had been difficulties between the Red Sea housing company and the state.
According to reports, the police housing project was completed but the developer had yet to officially hand over the barracks because payment had yet to be made by the Police Department.
The officers had moved out of the dilapidated police barracks Gordon in 2016 to Bomana.
The officers and their families use gas for cooking, store ice in iceboxes for drinks and batteries or solar power for lighting.