Serving in the time of corona lockdown
Serving in the time of Corona lockdown By Debkumar Bhadra Today morning when I woke up, I was amazed to see two employees from Electricity Department attached to Bambooflat Site office perched on the RCC structure supporting ABS in front of my house. Obviously, they were doing their duty, in the scorching sun to ensure uninterrupted electric supply, so that those unable to come out of their home due to corona lockdown are not inconvenienced . Both of them are residing about 4-5 km away from work place, yet not only did they turned up to the call of duty, they did so without public transport or fuel in their vehicle. Do not know if they had anything for breakfast because the shops supplying essential commodities and supplies including pharmacy has been totally shut down since last three days in these islands. Situation has become such that even to quench their thirst while they work tirelessly to provide un-interrupted power supply, they have to depend on the merc...