Ministry of Power has given a directive to each and every state government electricity management to brace themselves to assure the 24×7 maintenance and functioning of the electricity grid; this directive comes in the wake of a 2-day strike starting today.
The National Convention of Workers has called for a 2-day strike (March 28th to 30th) resenting government policies that affect farmers, workers and people in general.
Power Ministry issues advisory for ensuring maintaining and reliability of electricity grid during strike called by National Convention of Workers@PIB_India @DDNewslive @mygovindia @MIB_India @RajKSinghIndia @KPGBJP @CEA_India
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Union Minister of Power, R.K. Singh directed all state/regional control room personnel to be on strict vigilance 24×7 during the 2-day ‘Bharat-bandh’ time.
As per RK Singh’s official statement, the directive asks all the electricity control rooms to take strict and necessary action to ensure the continuous supply of power to essential entities like major grids, substations, and transmission lines.
RK Singh stated in the statement, “The concerned authorities must be at any cost, available for the smooth functioning of the electricity grids, in their respective regional/state control regions. Personnel shall report any emergencies to their SLDC, RLDC and NLDC. Continuous supply of power must be diverted to hospitals, defence, railways at any cost.”
The Power Ministry mentioned recruiting extra manpower at all crucial power sub-stations to cater to any emergency during the 2-day strike. During the strike banks across India will take a big hit for the next two days. People have been asked to maintain peace and steer through the 2-day strike patiently.
