Nagpur’s electricity supply and fault-repair network could face serious disruption as vehicle contractors servicing Mahavitaran go on an indefinite strike over a fare revision demand pending since February 2020.
Around 500 taxis and 800 tempo loaders in Nagpur alone are deployed by Mahavitaran for critical field operations — fault detection, equipment transport, linemen deployment, transformer repair, and emergency response to outages. Without these vehicles, the utility’s ability to restore power during breakdowns would be severely compromised.
The impact would be felt most sharply during the monsoon season, now weeks away, when lightning strikes, tree falls, and flooding routinely trigger a spike in faults across the distribution network. Delayed repair response during outages could leave residential colonies, hospitals, water pumping stations, and industrial units without power for extended periods.
Contractors say five years of frozen rates despite rising fuel and insurance costs have made operations unsustainable. Associations have warned that without urgent government intervention, an indefinite work stoppage is inevitable.
Mahavitaran has no immediate alternative fleet of comparable scale. Mobilising substitute vehicles at short notice — particularly specialised tempo loaders for heavy electrical equipment — would be both time-consuming and costly, officials acknowledge.
The administration has been put on notice: resolve the fare revision or risk a power services breakdown across Nagpur just as the most fault-prone season of the year begins.
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