Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Three-day electricity workers` strike begins

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: MSEDCL warns employees of strict action against the strike

Responding to employee demands, MSEDCL said operational improvements had been implemented, including the creation of two division offices, 37 sub-divisions and 30 branch offices, resulting in 876 new technical and engineering posts. No existing posts would be cut, and reservations and workforce structure would remain unaffected, it added. The company had also warned employees of strict action if they participate in the strike: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Emergency arrangements are in place during the strike, says MSEDCL

MSEDCL had on Wednesday night said that it had put in place emergency arrangements to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the state during the three-day strike called by the Joint Action Committee of seven power employee unions from October 9 to 11: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Emergency control room monitoring electricity supply round-the-clock, says Mahavitaran

An emergency control room at Mahavitaran`s Mumbai headquarters, supervised by the Chief Engineer, is monitoring electricity supply round-the-clock. Regional offices have also set up control rooms to keep headquarters updated," Mahavitaran said: PTI

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act has been invoked, says Mahavitaran

The Mahavitaran management had already conveyed a positive stance on all the demands of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of unions, and a written record was shared with the committee, despite which the strike took place, it said. Electricity being an essential service, the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) has been invoked, the Mahavitaran said, adding the strike was illegal under the Act: PTI