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After Admin’s Assurance, 20,000 PDD Employees Call off Strike in Jammu Kashmir

By News Desk

December 21, 2021

The employees of the Power Development Department (PDD) in Jammu Kashmir have called off their indefinite strike late on Monday following an assurance from the administration.

With the JK administration agreeing to all demands of the employees in principle, employees are currently on restoration work with immediate effect.

The administration has set up a committee to look into the issues pertaining to the problems that PDD employees and engineers face.

A decision to hold the joint venture that it wanted to sign with the Power Grid Corporation of India was also taken.

The administration has also agreed to ensure the employees working with the power corporations will get their salary in time.

Jammu Kashmir has been experiencing a power crisis since the protests began on Friday, amid harsh winter conditions and the Army had been called to help.