The PSEB Engineers Association contributed Rs 36.29 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund on Saturday. The association also discussed the problem regarding the merger of PSPCL and PSTCL with the Chief Minister, who assured to call a meeting of all stakeholders soon.
Association general secretary Ajaypal Singh Atwal said that the lack of coordination between the two corporations was causing problems and delaying industrial connections. He urged the Chief Minister to expedite the merger process.
Other important problems like shortage of staff, state sector generation, support of the state government to control theft of power, recruitment for BBMB, vacant important posts in the power sector and extra departmental duties of engineers and technical staff were also discussed during the meeting.
The Chief Minister lauded the association’s gesture in donating to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and assured them that he would look into the problems they had raised.