With the strike of junior engineers (JEs) entering 52nd day on Friday, the working of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has come to a grinding halt and consumers are a harried lot.
The strike that started on October 27 with boycott of stores, metering labs and field checking has hit all the works related to maintenance of power lines, transformers and associated infrastructure. Also, thousands of new connections are pending installation. It is taking a long time for resolution of supply when faults develop in power lines.
Dipesh, a contractor, said, “I had applied for a connection in November- mid but I am yet to get one. I am getting construction work done by using a diesel-run generator and it is costing me dear.”
