Thermal plants resume ops

After a brief closure, following coal shortage due to the farmer agitation and cancellation of trains, the thermal power plants in Punjab have started generating power again.

A Venu Prasad, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), said the dreadful situation and apprehensions of public about the possibility of a black out in the state was averted due to the timely decisions taken by PSPCL.