Ludhiana, July 15 -- Field operations of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) were partially disrupted on Tuesday after Complaint Handling Bike (CHB) workers suspended work for nearly two hours over the non-payment of their June salaries.

The employees resumed duties after senior officials assured them that the contractor would release the pending wages within 24 hours, but warned of an indefinite strike if the commitment is not honoured.

The CHB workers are among the utilities' frontline field staff and are responsible for attending consumer complaints, including power breakdowns, snapped conductors, fuse-off calls, faulty meters and other electricity-related fault...