Frequent power cuts at Pune Market Yard’s jaggery and grain section are disrupting electronic weighing, computerised billing and GST-related work as trading activity increases during the festive season, according to a report by Pudhari.
The interruptions are affecting traders as well as customers, suppliers and transporters who depend on the market’s daily flow of agricultural commodities. When electricity fails, weighing of goods, billing and the movement of incoming and outgoing consignments are delayed.
The jaggery and grain section handles substantial daily arrivals and dispatches of agricultural produce, with many transactions dependent on computers and electronic equipment. Traders have reported that power supply has been repeatedly interrupted over the past several days.
The report also states that fluctuations in voltage, including supply that is lower or higher than normal, have increased difficulties for businesses operating in the market. Such fluctuations can interrupt the use of electronic weighing scales and computer systems needed to record transactions and prepare bills.
The disruption comes at a period when buying and selling activity at the market yard has increased ahead of the festive season. Traders cited in the report said that the interruptions were causing delays in business and financial losses. The affected processes include weighing goods, preparing invoices and completing GST-related work.
The impact extends beyond individual shops. A delay in weighing or billing can hold up customers waiting to complete purchases, suppliers bringing produce into the market and transporters moving consignments in and out of the yard. The report said the resulting stoppages were creating difficulties for the wider group of people involved in market operations.
The market’s reliance on electronic equipment means that electricity supply is directly linked to the speed at which goods can be received, measured, sold and dispatched. In the jaggery and grain section, interruptions therefore affect both administrative work and the physical movement of agricultural produce.
Pudhari’s report did not specify the cause of the repeated outages, the number of affected establishments, or whether a restoration schedule has been issued by the electricity utility or market authorities. It also did not include a response from the concerned power-supply agency. Traders’ concerns come as the market handles increased festive-season transactions, making uninterrupted electricity supply important for weighing, billing and the movement of goods.
