Punjab reels under power cuts
PATIALA/CHANDIGARH/AMRAVATI: The persisting coal crisis forced Punjab to continue with power cuts, 3-9 hours in a day, for the fourth day in a row, on Tuesday, while Haryana, in contrast, claimed to have enough stocks to run its power plants. In Andhra Pradesh, directions to implement power cuts from Saturday led to a rush among people to buy inverters as traders jacked up its prices by nearly 30%.
In Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said it is the Centre’s responsibility to help states in the matter.
In Punjab, as industry continued to suffer due to unscheduled power cuts, the coal stocks in the state remained critically low.
