Unscheduled power cuts irk city residents

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 29

Former cabinet minister and BJP leader Lakshmi Kanta Chawla met senior officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and raised the issue of unscheduled power cuts in the city. Chawla said before the start of the summer season, many areas of the city have witnessed unscheduled power cuts in the last few weeks.

“I have called the officials concerned several times in the past and raised my concern over the power cuts. Despite tall promises there is no improvement in the situation. Finally, I met the superintending engineer of city circle and told him about the suffering of residents during power cuts”, said Chawla.

The former minister alleged that mismanagement in the PSPCL had led to unscheduled power cuts in the city.

“The residents have been facing inconvenience due to power cuts. They have to stay deprived from the potable water as water pumps not work during power shut period. A large number of populations don’t have generators and invertors. The unscheduled power cuts have hit the business of traders in the markets”, she added.

The officials assured the former minister that the issue would be addressed at the earliest.