Farmers of the Punjab Kisan Union (PKU) submitted a memorandum to the PSPCL officials, seeking the restoration of the power supply to tubewells so that cotton sowing can be started on time.
The farm union leaders said wheat harvesting and the subsequent residue management had been completed and the PSPCL must start providing eight-hour uninterrupted supply to tubewells now. Notably, during the wheat harvesting season, a number of farm fire incidents get reported every year. So as preventive measure, the PSPCL temporarily stops electricity supply to tubewells around this time.
