Amrinder asks Punjab Power Corp to ensure eight-hour supply to farmers

Chandigarh, Jun 25 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday directed PSPCL to ensure at least eight-hours of uninterrupted power supply to farmers, he directed the company to purchase deficient power from outside the state if needed.
He categorically directed the company to prevent any supply disruption during the ongoing sowing season.
Chairing a high level meeting to review power supply to the farmers during the ongoing kharif season, the Chief Minister also directed the Finance Department to release Rs. 500 crore to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to tide over the financial crunch faced amid the pandemic.
Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, who was present at the meeting, assured that his department would release these funds without delay.
PSPCL earlier informed the meeting that it was facing a severe financial crunch as a result of slowdown in consumption and revenue collection in the last one year due to the pandemic crisis.
Reiterating his government’s commitment to providing continuous eight-hour supply to farmers in Punjab for sowing their crops, the Chief Minister directed PSPCL to purchase deficient power if needed from outside the state at any cost to meet the government’s commitment to the farmers.
“There should be no disruption of power supply to the farmers”, he added.