The power demand in Punjab crossed 12,000 MW on the first day of paddy sowing by conventional puddling method, with power minister Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday claiming that eight-hour power supply was ensured to areas that started the transplantation.
Paddy sowing by the conventional method that involved transplantation of rice saplings in puddled fields began in Punjab on Tuesday. In the first phase, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Kapurthala, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Taran Tarn, Rupnagar and SAS Nagar started the paddy sowing.
Remaining areas of Bathinda, Barnala, Faridkot, Muktsar, Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Malerkotla, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Mansa, Moga and Fazilka will begin the transplantation from June 17.
