Ludhiana, June 1 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has established a dedicated paddy control room in Ludhiana ahead of the paddy sowing season, deploying specialised teams and a round-the-clock monitoring mechanism to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply as agricultural power demand is expected to surge across the state in the coming weeks.

The 24x7 control room, set up at the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control centre within the 66 kV sub-station complex in Sarabha Nagar, will become operational from June 1 and serve as the nodal facility for monitoring power supply across the central zone during one of the most critical phases of Punjab's agricultural cycle.

PSPCL officials said the centre w...