Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- Apprehending that the UT power department employees will go on a 10-day strike from January 29 to February 7, the UT administration has prepared a detailed contingency plan to address major power disruptions.

The employees are protesting against the privatisation of power distribution in Chandigarh, with the contract having been awarded to Kolkata-based Eminent Electricity Distribution Limited (EEDL). In response, the UT engineering department has sent letters to Power Grid Corporation of India, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Bhakra Beas Management Board, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Military Engineering Services (MES) and outsourcing agencies, requesting technical staff from authorities concerne...