Power Workers’ Lives and Limbs on the Line in Kashmir
Channel: NewsClickin
Date: 2022-04-08

The lack of safety equipment while working on open transmission lines, particularly during inclement weather, has injured several workers in Kashmir over the years. There have been over 150 deaths and 1,000 injuries, including several amputations, as estimated by an electrical workers association. Many workers have lost both arms to mishaps at work but have not been adequately compensated by the administration. 

The workers complain that their services have never been regularised, depriving them of benefits such as insurance, risk allowance, and better pay grades. In J&K, over 11,000 workers have been engaged as daily wagers at different points in time by the erstwhile state Power Development Department, which has now turned into a corporation. 

When contacted, Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited officials refused to speak to us. We bring you stories of some workers who are bedridden for the past two and six years, respectively, after suffering severe spinal injuries. They have neither been provided medical help nor compensation by the department.

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