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Before, he used to look at the notice written on the main door of every house to beware of dogs. If the owner of the house saw him from inside, he would say "Mitere" has come. Nothing would happen just by talking, the dog they kept would bark and sometimes even bark.
During 19 years, Devarant Bajracharya stood at the door of the rich people of Kathmandu and barked many dogs. He has been bitten by dogs eight times. Another meter reader, Baburam Bhattarai, has been bitten by a dog 6 times.
Not only Bajracharya and Bhattarai, at that time 225 electricity and water meter readers of Kathmandu valley were reading meters from house to house in fear of dogs. In the language of the city's aristocratic landlords, their name is 'Mitre'.
One of the meter readers said that he was chronically ill due to rabies after being bitten by a dog. A house dog used to chase and tear clothes. Sometimes meter readers used to narrate the experience of hiding in the toilet after the dog pooped. Since there was no digital system like now, the meter reading had to be written in the pass book and submitted to the house owner.
After increasing complaints about house-to-house biting dogs and biting meter readers, the power authority and water supply company could not come up with a solution . Dog owners, on the contrary, used to blame the meter reader . One house owner said, "On the pretext of closing the door and not leashing the dog, a fine has been imposed on the fee without reading the meter". They did not have extra allowance for meter reading. They were at risk of rabies. But the office did not pay for the treatment and there was no insurance. That is why Kantipur published a news on the inside page on Chait 3, 2049 under the title 'Meter Reader' in the conflict between livelihood and life. The news was written by journalist Raghu Mainali.
Presentation : Rishiram Paudyal
