Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCl) is working to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the farmers and consumers during the ensuing paddy season. For the same, the PSPCl or Powercom, has established control rooms at zone and circle levels, deputed nodal officers, and has decided to replace the damaged transformers within 48 hours.
Powercom spokesperson said that the control rooms have been set up at both zone and circle levels, and landline phone numbers and mobile numbers has been provided to the duty officers in the control rooms. “The duty officers will attend to any complaint regarding power supply failure and take action in time,” he added.
He further said that nodal officers have also been deputed for this purpose. “Damaged transformers would be replaced within 48 hours and time-table of power supply should be available in all control rooms, so that farmers could get information easily,” he added. PSPCl has constituted Chief Engineer Zone South coevring Patiala, Sangrur, Ropar and Mohali circles, Engineer in Chief Central Zone covers sub-urban ludhiana, ludhiana Urban east/west and Khanna circles. Chief Engineer North Zone covers Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Jalandhar circles, while Chief Engineer Border Zone covers Tarn Taran, sub-urban Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Amritsar urban circles. The Chief Engineer West Zone covers Faridkot, Ferozepur, Bathinda, and Muktsar circles.