The All Odisha Electrical Contractors’ Federation held a seminar on ‘Challenges of electrical contractors’ here recently in which over 150 electrical contractors participated.
Energy Special Secretary Sujit Kumar Das, Cecu CEG Mahamad Alam Sidique, Engineer-in-Chief Sriraj Mishra and Chief Engineers Pyarimohan Mishra graced as guests, among others. On the occasion, retired Engineer KC Mohapatra, BC Jena, NC Das, KC Jena, NN Das and JP Sharma and senior contractors JP Das and RN Sahoo were felicitated.
Federation president Ashish Kumar Some and general secretary Bhagaban Biswal highlighted about future plans of the electrical contractors. Especially, the issues relating to merger of the GED department with the R and B department and problems being faced by electrical engineers of the civil division of R and B Department were informed to the department officials.
The contractors expressed strong resentment over nonpaymne to GED outstanding bills since 2016. Officers assured them to bring the issues to the notice of the Government.
Amiya Kumar Das and Lipsa Panda coordinated the programme.