LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Amid mounting public anger and political pressure over power cuts, the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam (MVVNL) has initiated a major administrative reshuffle, transferring many engineers and technical staff in an attempt to restore normal supply. Two junior engineers (JEs), two sub-divisional officers (SDOs) and executive engineers have been shifted, while the Madhyanchal administration also transferred 44 technicians to strengthen the distribution system. LESA (Lucknow central) chief engineer Ravi Agarwal said transfers are routine and nothing should be read between the lines. The transfers triggered resentment among power engineers and employees, who argue that field staff are being made scapegoats for a larger structural failure within the electricity distribution system. The Vidyut Karamchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, the umbrella body representing power employees, alleged that the real crisis lies in poor planning, manpower shortages and the controversial "vertical restructuring" model introduced by top management and bureaucrats without adequately assessing its ground level impact. "Transfers are not the solution. The focus should be on strengthening infrastructure and preparing for future demand," power employees said. Shailendra Dubey, convenor of Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, said: "Instead of increasing manpower during peak summer months, authorities reduced the number of contractual workers. According to the Samiti, nearly 40% of contractual staff in Lucknow has been cut despite record electricity demand." Officials acknowledged that the power network in Lucknow was under severe stress due to rising consumption and insufficient manpower....