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Discoms gear up to tackle strike call in Noida and Ghaziabad

Noida: In response to a strike call by contractual discom workers , authorities in Noida and Ghaziabad have mobilised backup resources through outsourcing agencies. The protest, organised by over 2,500 workers under the UP Vidyut Karamchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS), is against the privatisation of discoms, Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PUVVNL) and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (DVVNL). While workers have planned daily protests for three hours from May 21 to 28 from 2 pm to 5 pm, they have called for an indefinite boycott of work from May 29. Despite the strike call, the discom staff are not expected to participate in the strike as directives have been issued for termination of services and blacklisting anyone found involved in the protest. District magistrates of both Noida and Ghaziabad have implemented stringent measures, deploying police and power department officials to safeguard critical infrastructure, including hospitals, airports, and waterworks. GB Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma held meetings with the departments concerned and directed no disruption of work or power supply during the strike period. Sanjay Kumar Jain, chief engineer, Noida power department, PVVNL, told TOI that the department has arranged 140 workers from the outsourced agency as backups during the period of the indefinite strike. "In case any lineman or staff from the department joins the strike, their services will be immediately terminated, and they will be blacklisted across the state," said Jain. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch Bitcoin và Ethereum - Không cần ví! IC Markets BẮT ĐẦU NGAY Undo Similar arrangements were made in Ghaziabad, where DM Deepak Meena held a meeting at the Collectorate with the officials of the power department on Monday to ensure uninterrupted supply during the boycott and to arrange backup plans in advance during the work boycott.