Ludhiana, April 5 -- Amid the large-scale maintenance work underway across Ludhiana, to prepare for the peak summer demand, contractual linemen and assistant linemen, working in complaint handling bike and wagon crews, have raised serious concerns about the inadequate availability of safety equipment, particularly essential for handling high-tension electricity lines. Workers allege that basic protective gear such as specialised boots, earthing sticks (used to safely ground live wires), proper ladders, and safety harnesses are missing for many. Avtar Singh, divisional head of the Powercom and Transco Contractual Workers Union, stated that most of these staff are employed under Sandha and Company, a private contractor hired by PSPCL, yet c...