Ludhiana industry at loss due to power cuts

Shivani Bhakoo

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 4

The industrial houses in the city are facing huge production losses, all thanks to the PSPCL directive of three-day power cuts. Already reeling under recession due to Covid-19, lockdown and labour crises, the industry insiders maintained that they would not be able to face the blow of the power lockdown.

Charanjit Vishkarma of Vishkarma Industries said industrialists were sitting at home in absence of power as it was certainly not viable to run the units on generators due to the rising fuel prices.

Gurmeet Singh Kular, president of FICO, said the industry had still not revived from the losses faced due to Covid lockdowns. “The government should procure more electricity and fulfil the demand of the industry,” said Kular.

Badish Jindal, president of FOPSIA, said three-day cut in power supply was a blow to the manufacturers and the units could not be run like this.