Hyderabad :The Power sector employees in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday called off their indefinite strike temporarily in view of cyclonic storm Phailan that is expected to hit the Bay of Bengal coast on Friday.

The power employees have been on indefinite strike for the last five days against the Union Cabinets decision to create a separate Telangana state out of AP.

They have been demanding that the Centre withdraw the move to bifurcate the state. Following a request by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who held talks with the striking employees at the Secretariat here, the Electricity Employees Joint Action Committee agreed to call off the strike and resume duties from Friday morning, JAC leader Saibabu said.

“We have not called off our strike completely. Its only temporary in view of the cyclone threat,” Saibabu told after the meeting with the Chief Minister.

The decision was taken to avoid inconvenience to the people, he said, adding that power supply would be restored immediately. “We will, however, continue our protests in other forms,” he said.