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Updated Apr 24, 2021, 11:46 am IST
The only medical facility available to power staff is a small dispensary at Vidyut Soudha premises, headquarters of power utilities
Several engineers and workers from other states and countries are being deployed for R&M works in power plants which is also contributing to spread of the virus. Representatioanl image
Hyderabad: The Coronavirus pandemic has badly attacked staff at the power utilities in the state. Nearly 700 employees working in TS Transco, TS Genco, the northern and southern distribution companies (TSSPDCL and TSNPDCL) have tested positive for Covid so far, as per official statistics.
Data show that 113 employees working in TS Genco, 30 in TS Transco, 328 in TSSPDCL and 306 in TSNPDCL have contracted the Coronavirus from April 1 to 22.