With the persistent dry spell and a spurt in demand for power in the past few days, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has imposed regulatory measures to plug the yawning gap between the demand and availability of power. While the mixed and urban feeders were subject to power cuts, ranging between an hour and a half to three hours in some cases, the power intensive and large supply (LS) consumers have been directed to observe compulsory two-day off every week starting from 4 pm today (July 1 to July 3).
Residents of several localities along the Ferozepur Road, Durgapuri in Haibowal, Chandigarh Road, Basti Jodhewal, Basti Mani Singh and various old city localities, complained of nearly two-hour long outages twice in the day. The power supply remained shut down in Civil Lines for almost an hour this afternoon and then again in the late evening, causing inconvenience to people.
