The strike of the power union in UT, Chandigarh has been withdrawn and the power supply has been normalised in most of the areas. The Power Union gathered at Sector 17 have been dispersed and have resumed their duties.
A strike by employees of the electricity department in Chandigarh was withdrawn on Wednesday evening, in a major relief for residents of the Union territory.
Union members gathered at Sector 17 have dispersed and resumed their duties. Power supply has been restored in most places of the UT after hours of outage. Employees of the electricity department, under the banner of the UT Powermen Union, went on a strike on Monday night against the Chandigarh administration’s move to privatise the department. The protesting employees said that if the electricity department was privatised, their service conditions would change and it also could lead to a rise in power tariffs.A day ago, the Chandigarh administration had invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act, banning strikes by the electricity department for six months. There were, however, reports that electricity supply was getting restored at some places.
