One employee suspended, JE Charge-sheeted
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 15–
Haryana Energy Minister, Anil Vij conducted a surprise inspection at the Rajiv Gandhi Vidyut Bhawan, UHBVN, Rohtak, on February 2, 2025. During this, he reviewed the pending electricity complaints at the Bijli Seva Kendra, Rohtak Circle and found that several complaints were not resolved within the stipulated four-hour timeframe. Following this, he directed the Executive Engineer, Operation Circle, UHBVN, Rohtak, to investigate the matter and sought explanations from the concerned officers and staff.
During the investigation, a total of six complaints were found out, out of which four were resolved on time, while two were delayed. These two complaints were related to Jai Narayan from the village of Hamayupur, whose grandson, Rahul had complained regarding disruption of power supply on AP connection.
It was found that Junior Engineer (JE) Vikas Kaushik and Lineman Rambir were responsible for the delay. On February 1, 2025, at 6:40 AM, a fault occurred in the 11 kV line of the Hamayupur AP feeder, which was repaired by 10:25 AM but power supply to the affected area was not restored.