J&K: Electricity supply set to resume as power dept employees call off strike after admin’s assurance
The strike which lasted three days threw normalcy out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir as multiple districts lived through blackouts at a time when the region is facing a freezing cold wave. Details here.
The strike’s conclusion was jointly announced by Divisional Commissioner Jammu Raghav Langer and Sachin Tickoo, who is one of the leaders of the striking employees. Photo: Twitter/Syed Owais
Electricity supply is set to resume in the blacked out districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the power department employees have agreed to call off their strike today on December 21.
Around 20,000 protesting workers had gone on a strike to protest against the alleged privatisation of the power sector.
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The strike’s conclusion was jointly announced by Divisional Commissioner Jammu Raghav Langer and Sachin Tickoo, who is one of the leaders of the striking employees.
Dr. Langer stated, “An agreement has been reached with the employees, and they will resume work immediately. The employees have been directed to restore power supply to the affected areas forthwith so that the people don’t face any further problems. The Divisional Commissioner added that the government positively took the employee’s demands and has acknowledged many of their concerns.
As multiple districts reported black outs, the union territory’s administration had sought Army’s assistance yesterday.
Having received the administration’s request for assistance, the Indian Army personnel had been sent to undertake the required repair work needed to restore power in the affected areas.
The absence of electricity in freezing temperatures has severely affected the heating facilities in districts like Jammu, Udhampur, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara.
Meanwhile, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are chances of tripping of power lines in the very dense fog routes. It further advised that in such conditions, the maintenance team should be kept on standby to avoid inconvenience to the public.
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Actually, excessive humidity in the air in foggy conditions often results in condensation on the insulating parts of the power installations which often results in tripping and power blackouts in the regions.