Electricity supply was affected in many areas of Mohali and Kharar on Wednesday due to which people were troubled by the scorching heat.
A fire in the power grid in Phase 1 on Tuesday affected supply in several residential and industrial areas of Mohali, forcing residents to shell out money for expensive diesel for their generators.
Kulwant Singh, former president of Residents Welfare Association (RWA), phase 11 and current councilor of ward number 18, said that he was raising the issue in his area for a long time but no attention was paid. Kulwant said there are several unscheduled power cuts and power fluctuations. “People complained about power fluctuations in our area, affecting many electrical appliances,” he said. Bedi also said that the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited’s (PSPCL) complaint filing mechanism is also very erratic as the helpline number does not work. He alleged that online complaints are also ignored by PSPCL.
Advocate Manpreet Singh in the district court submitted that there is a problem in rural areas as they face long power cuts without any prior notice. Mohali Deputy
Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi also said that people are irrigated With erratic power supply, saying that there is power cut for 5-6 hours every day. “We have not seen power cuts like this for a long time. It seems that the government has forgotten the common people even after getting a big mandate.
Power supply was affected in many areas due to a fire in a transformer in PSPCL’s office phase 1 on Tuesday.
On Wednesday evening, due to which supplies were affected in Zirakpur and parts of IT City in Mohali.
Officials said that even after working on a war footing, power could not be restored for the next 24 hours, whether it was damaged, affecting the entire supply.