Perched on 140-metre-high gallery, protesters stage agitation from chimney inside Chandrapur power station

Seven persons, including two women, have been staging an agitation from a 275-metre high chimney of the Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) for the past seven days, to seek a “permanent” job with state power company Mahagenco.

The protesters have perched themselves on the gallery located at the 140-metre-level of the chimney and have reportedly gone without food for the past at least three days.

All attempts to convince them to come down, including a meeting with state Energy Minister Nitin Raut, have failed. On Tuesday, an attempt by Chandrapur police commandos to bring them down also failed after the agitationists threatened to jump down the chimney.