The protesting workers, who operate as part of complaint handling bike and complaint handling wagon units, are responsible to address grievances registered on the helpline 1912
Around 5,500 linemen and assistant linesmen are employed as complaint-handling bikes (CHB) and complaint-handling wagons (CHW) by the PSPCL. The remuneration for a CHB is ₹13,700 monthly and a CHW gets ₹11,700 a month.
Investigators said that looking at the circumstances, it seems that the trio lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen inside the tank which was about 8-10 feet deep and with a narrow opening