Rohtak, Oct. 24 -- The statewide strike by Haryana's electricity employees and engineers ended on Friday evening following talks with the government. However, consumers across urban and rural areas continued to face prolonged power cuts and drinking water shortages on the second day of the agitation. While administrative intervention helped restore electricity in some areas, several faults remained unattended.

The three-day strike, called by the Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Struggle Front from October 22 to 24, was against the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant a 25-year parallel electricity distribution licence to private company Eleven Power for Gurugram and Nuh.

Haryana Police, a...