The News Craving
Staff Report
Srinagar,
A big crises has unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir as the government has sought help from the Army to man the power stations in the Union Territory after over 20,000 employees went on strike.
The employees have launched agitation against the joint venture between the Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited and the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and sought regularisation of daily rated workers.
Parts of Jammu region and Kashmir witnessed a complete breakdown of electricity due to the strike by the employees. Following the crises, the government sought help from Army to requestion manpower for restoration of electricity.
The strike by employees of Power Development Department (PDD) has plunged several areas across Jammu and Kashmir into darkness. Several areas in Srinagar’s old city as well as district headquarters remained without electricity for last many hours. Divisional Commissioner Jammu wrote to higher authorities seeking army personnel for power stations.
Earlier the government said that it is taking a sympathetic view of the i”ssues raised, has engaged in several round of talks with Coordination Committee of the Power Employees.”The Government has already agreed on two of their major demands -putting on hold the proposal for formation of JV and ensuring delay in salary is immediately resolved. During each round of talks, the government representatives have appealed to the power employees to call off their strike as people in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions are suffering. In the wake of Covid contagion and nail-biting cold in both the divisions, the Coordination Committee of the Power Employees is requested to end its strike,” it said.