How Kashmir’s Daredevil Linemen Work Without Official Spark
Muhammad Ashraf Sofi, 33, a daily-wage lineman, of central Kashmir’s district Budgam was performing his duties when he received a severe electric shock and fell off the ladder. A week later he regained consciousness with his left arm amputated at tertiary Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar.
One year on, Sofi along with his colleagues continue to toil hard to provide hassle-free services to the people amid all weather conditions in Kashmir region.
Like Sofi, hundreds of daily-wage linemen with Jammu Kashmir’s Power Development Department (JKPDD) have been narrating their ordeal. However; these sad stories have been going to the deaf ears.
