SAD urges governor to resolve power crisis

CHANDIGARH: : The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday submitted memorandums to the deputy commissioners in all the districts headquarters seeking resolution of the ongoing power crisis in the state.

The memorandums, addressed to the Punjab governor, also urged him to direct the state government to declare the sudden heat wave in the March as a natural disaster as it resulted into a low yield of the wheat crop and demanded that farmers should be compensated ₹ 500 per quintal on account of yield loss.

In a statement issued here, senior SAD leader Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema said that we have apprised the governor about issue of power crisis and how every section of society was affected from this with power cuts of 10 to 18 hours imposed every day. The party urged the governor to direct the state government to sort out power crisis by making suitable arrangements for power supply for paddy sowing and for other consumer sections.