Rain spells cheer for Jalandhar residents farmers
While the delayed monsoon earlier forced some farmers to keep their fields idle even in the paddy season due to the shortage of water, but now the farmers have once again started transplantation in their fields.Owing to the weather change, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited authorities said the demand from the agricultural sector had also falling and the overall power demand in the Jalandhar circle had reduced to 9 000 MW from 12,000 Mw per day.The rain also brought relief to the industrialists who had to keep their operations shut for nearly eight days. It was around 6:30 pm that the PSPCL lifted its restrictions of power consumption in the factories. Nearly 2 000 industrial units in Jalandhar which could not operate finally got working and many of them called in their entire labour for a night shift as well.The day temperature also dropped to 31°C from 42°C the previous days. In the evening, the temperature further dropped to 26°C. As per the weather forecast the rain activities have already intensified over western states. The rain belt is likely to shift gradually and Punjab Haryana and other regions would receive moderate to heavy showers in the next few days.Residents in the town welcomed the fresh breeze. Gaurav Singh, a resident of Kishanpura said We were struggling in humid conditions over the past few weeks and the power cuts had made the things miserable. Finally there is a relief.