Since Friday midnight 20,000 PDD employees are on an indefinite strike to protest the governmentโs move to merge J&KPDD into the Power Grid Corporation of India and privatisation of assets. SRINAGAR โ Several areas in Kashmir are facing electricity outages as the government has failed to negotiate with the Power Development Department (PDD) employees who…
โThis year the power situation has become inconsistent and irregular even before the arrival of winter. With no signs of improvement, many residents said that patients, students, and the elderly are under stress as a result of power outages.โ SRINAGAR โ Despite the government’s promises to provide round the clock electricity, consumers in Kashmir continue…