INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SHAMLI: Over 40 workers of the state power department, consisting of engineers, clerks and legal employees, are forced to wear helmets while
operating at the metre-testing laboratory inside the British-era building of UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) in Baghpats Baraut town
The reason is the dilapidated condition of the structure, where portions of plaster keep falling from the roofing system at routine
We have to use helmets to secure ourselves as we do not understand when the plaster from the ceiling would fall and harm us
There have been occurrences in the past when employees were hurt
No significant accident has actually occurred, it is too risky, said Vedpal Arya, who works as a computer system operator.The situation
gets even worse during the rainy season as fractures have actually appeared in the roofing over the years and rainwater keeps dripping, the
employees stated, including that regardless of repeated requests, little bit has been done by the authorities concerned
The structure has actually remained in a bad condition because I joined this department 7 years earlier
A study was performed as soon as by the authorities but no repair took place
The roofing system will collapse anytime
Its a disaster waiting to happen, said Gaurav Sharma, a legal worker
After a video of the workers using helmets while working went viral on social media on Saturday, district magistrate (DM) of Baghpat,
Rajkamal Yadav, took cognisance and said that a letter is being sent to the MD PVVNL, the west UP discom of UP Power Corporation Ltd, to
address the matter on concern
It is dangerous to operate in such old and run-down buildings
A questions report has actually been sought from the superintendent engineer of the discom in this regard
We will also refer senior authorities of the power corporation relating to shifting the workplace to a new building, the DM stated.
