Action Will be Taken Against The Private Service Provider: Tripura Power Minister on Death Of Electrocution

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Sabroom
• May 26, 2024
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Power Minister of Tripura Ratan Lal Nath has ordered an inquiry into the matter after the death of an engineer due to electric shock on Saturday. The  Minister also visited the engineer's family.

On Thursday, Purnendu Bikash Dutta, an engineer of Tripura Health Department, was going to his house in Sabroom in South Tripura. 

There is an electricity pole right in front of his house. A high tension wire was hanging from that pole. He got a severe electric shock after coming in contact with the live wire. 

He was rushed to the local hospital. But the doctor there declared him dead. Two days after the incident, Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath visited the family of the deceased. 

He consoled the family and assured them of investigation of the entire matter. 

Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, "It is a very sad incident when the engineer died after coming in contact with the live wire. Even after this, the power supply was started without any inquiry. Action will be taken against the private service provider but till we have an alternative to them, we have to ensure that the services are not disrupted. However, we have received many complaints."

"We have ordered an inquiry by an electrical inspector. The findings of the inquiry will reveal the names of those who were responsible for the incident," he said. 

The power minister was accompanied by officials of the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited.