JAMMU KASHMIR POWER EMPLOYEES COORDINATION COMMITTEE EXPRESSED ITS DEEP CONCERN OVER RISING FATAL ACCIDENTS IN KPDCL. ACCIDENTS ARE BECOMING ROUTINE. THE MANAGEMENT IS NEGLECTING THIS CRUCIAL ISSUE BECAUSE ONLY A PARTICULAR SET OF EMPLOYEES IS PRONE TO LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS. THE SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ARE NOT BEING SUPERVISED BY THE RESPONSIBLE INSTEAD THEY PREFER TO SIT IN THE OFFICES AND ISSUE DIRECTIONS. THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED. EVERYDAY NEW UNACHIEVABLE TARGETS ARE BEING GIVEN TO LOWER STAFF THUS PUTTING THEIR PRECIOUS LIVES AT GREATER RISK. ONLY PRIVATE FIRMS ARE GETTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AT EVERY LEVEL IN KPDCL. THE MANAGEMENT ALWAYS REMAIN BUSY IN MEETINGS ON DAILY BASIS BUT UNFORTUNATELY FATAL ACCIDENTS & FIXING RESPONSIBILITIES ISSUES FAILED TO GET SPACE IN MEETING AGENDAS. JKPECC HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED THE REASONS BEHIND ACCIDENTS WITH THE MANAGEMENT ON SO MANY OCCASIONS PREVIOUSLY WHICH INCLUDE DEARTH OF STAFF,DISBANDING WORKING TEAMS AT SUB DIV LEVEL, UNNECESSARY TRANSFERS FROM MAINTENANCE TO SUB TRANSMISSION, ABSENCE OF SUPERVISOARY STAFF, AVAILABILITY OF FULL SAFETY GEAR ETC.BUT NOTHING ON GROUND HAS BEEN DONE BY MANAGEMENT TILL DATE.ALL THE CONSTITUENTS OF JKPECC HAS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE NEGLIGENCE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF MANAGEMENT TO SAFE GUARD THE LIVES OF EMPLOYEES ON 29TH JANUARY AND IF THE CONCRETE STEPS WERE NOT TAKEN THEN THERE IS NO OPTION LEFT BUT TO EXTEND THE PROTEST TO NEXT LEVEL.
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