Powerless: Crackdown on Katiya
Clip: Season 16 Episode 4 | 5m 32s
Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014.
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Powerless, Ritu Maheshwari, the newly appointed head of the Kanpur, India power company, takes a tough stance against electricity thieves. This leads to a police crackdown as they sweep the city looking for “katiya,” which are jerry-rigged electrical connections, even though many who’ve used them are in desperate situations.
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Powerless: Crackdown on Katiya
Clip: Season 16 Episode 4 | 5m 32s
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Powerless, Ritu Maheshwari, the newly appointed head of the Kanpur, India power company, takes a tough stance against electricity thieves. This leads to a police crackdown as they sweep the city looking for “katiya,” which are jerry-rigged electrical connections, even though many who’ve used them are in desperate situations.
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