Mass staff transfers will impact power supply, says samiti
Lucknow, June 19 -- Amid the ongoing protests against recent large-scale transfers in the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti has warned that the sweeping transfer orders could severely disrupt power supply across the state during peak summer demand."Indiscriminate relocation of engineers from one corner of the state to another-particularly the shifting of distribution engineers to transmission roles-poses a serious threat to the stability of power distribution operations," Samiti convenor Shailendra Dubey said. He said that such transfers, executed without a due policy framework, could throw the already stressed power system off balance.UPPCL chairman, in a recent video conference, ordered the immediate release of the transferred staff, which, according to the Samiti, could aggravate the situation further, especially given the current heatwave-like conditions in the state.The Samiti has already announced that employees of the Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam will begin an indefinite satyagraha at the company headquarters in Varanasi from June 19, demanding the rollback of what they term "arbitrary and punitive" transfers. Notices to this effect have already been sent to the corporation's management....
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