Officials, engineers and technical staff of MSEDCL announce strike to oppose private franchisee system being contemplated by electric supply company; city will be hit hard as there will be no one to attend to complaints and carry out daily maintenance work
Officials, engineers and technical staff of MSEDCL announce strike to oppose private franchisee system being contemplated by electric supply company; city will be hit hard as there will be no one to attend to complaints and carry out daily maintenance work
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| Crippling move: MSEDCL attends tou00a0 around 15 to 20 line damage complaints daily in the urban and rural areas of Pune.
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Punekars will have to brace themselves for errant power supply and sudden power outages for the next three days, thanks to the three-day strike announced by the engineers, officials and technical staff of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). They are opposing the private franchisee system being contemplated by the company and the shutting down of certain power plants in the state.
Most daily maintenance work and regular power supply functions will be affected as a result of the strike. "We attend to around 15 to 20 line damage complaints daily in the urban and rural areas of Pune. Line damages leads to sudden power outages and if not repaired quickly can give a harrowing time for consumers," said an MSEDCL official on condition of anonymity.
Officials said linemen and lower ring technicians, who are part of the strike, are the backbone of the company's field staff doing all kinds of work.
"In case of a short circuit on a supply line, it will remain unattended as the linemen are on strike. Consumers might have to go without power," said another official requesting anonymity.
Deputy Director (Vigilance & Secburity) Commander (retd) Shivaji Indalkar said, "The strike will affect the detection of power theft cases." Pune region Public Relations Officer (PRO) Chandrakant Gurav and Chief Engineer Siddharth Nagtilak remained unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts.
