3-6 hr cuts in Muktsar dist

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, October 12

The power supply crisis continues in Muktsar district with three-six hours unscheduled cuts being imposed in the urban areas. While the situation is little better in Muktsar and Gidderbaha towns, residents of Malout town say they were facing long power cuts.

Not just shopkeepers, housewives too are facing hardship. “The diesel price is touching Rs 100 per litre. With pandemic creating a hole in our pocket, it is not viable for us to use a power generator. Inverter batteries too don’t last long enough. The state government has failed in managing the power crisis. It should have made adequate arrangements to deal with the shortage of coal supply,” said Esha, a housewife.

Subhash Kumar, a shopkeeper, said: “Despite cuts, the situation is still better than many other towns. Our relatives from Abohar and other areas told us they were facing power cuts for six-seven hours daily. The supply remains suspended for maximum three hours here.”

Meanwhile, Jasvir Singh, a resident of Bhullar village, said the situation had improved in their area. “The situation has improved from yesterday. We faced a two-hour outage on Monday and today there is no cut in our area. Even tubewells were running in the afternoon,” he said.

Ranjit Singh, a resident of Badal village, said: “We are facing power cuts for three hours and that too just for the past two days.”

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Poor management

“The government has failed to manage the power crisis. It should have made adequate arrangements to deal with the shortage of coal supply”

— Esha, a housewife