Panchkula, Oct. 21 -- The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has appealed to power employees to reconsider their proposed three-day statewide strike beginning October 22, cautioning that any disruption in electricity supply could severely inconvenience households and affect agricultural operations, industrial production, businesses, hospitals and other essential services.
In an appeal issued ahead of the proposed agitation, the power distribution utility stressed that electricity was the backbone of daily life and economic activity, and urged employees to place public interest above industrial action.
The appeal comes amid mounting opposition to the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission's (HERC) decision to grant a 25-year paral...