Institute inquiry into coal crisis, scrap privatisation of power distribution in UTs: AIPEF to Centre

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded the Centre to institute an independent high-level inquiry into the coal crisis that has led to power shortage in the country and scrap the privatisation of power distribution in union territories, including Chandigarh.

The demands were put forth during the executive meeting of the AIPEF on Saturday, presided over by chairman Shailendra Dubey, secretary general P Rathnakar Rao, and attended by delegates of 17 states, on the ongoing power crisis in the country, AIPEF spokesperson V K Gupta said in a press release issued on Sunday.

The meeting passed 10 resolutions on issues arising out of coal shortage and privatisation policies being pursued by the Centre.