Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited orders probe into girl's electrocution

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has constituted an enquiry into electrocution of a six-year-old girl in Jai Prakash Nagar. The girl died after she touched the earthing wire, which apparently had current flowing into it and was attached to the pole on Saturday.
UPPCL chairman, Avanish Awasthi on Sunday said that chief engineer, Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration has been asked to submit a report within three days.He also ordered compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the aggrieved family. The incident, which exposed the grave callousness on the part of Lesa, happened when the six-year-old was playing with her younger brother.
Awasthi said that various managing directors of distribution companies have been asked to see that transmission and distribution wires are proper. "Any information of dilapidated distribution system should be taken up immediately and resolved," he said. The corporation in a statement said that it is committed to provide adequate power to people in UP. The corporation has been purchasing power worth Rs 7 crore for the past few days.