Farmers in Telangana question 24-hour power supply claims amid electrocution deaths

Farmers and farmers’ organisations expressed displeasure over the State government’s claims of providing 24-hour power supply and voiced concern over the deaths of ryots due to electrocution in agricultural fields.

A public hearing on the TGSPDCL’s Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) tariff proposals was conducted by the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) here on Saturday. ERC Chairman Justice D Nagarjun, along with members C Srinivasa Rao and K Raghu, conducted the public hearing. Different stakeholders, including farmers, MSMEs, industrial units and others, shared their views. During the hearing, a few farmers found fault with the government’s claims



of providing 24-hour power supply to the farming community.

Many farmers complained that they were receiving hardly 13 to 14 hours of power supply a day. Farmers from Rangareddy said they were facing considerable inconvenience due to uncertainty in power supply. Many appealed to the electricity department to ensure sufficient and uninterrupted supply during the agricultural season.

Similarly, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh expressed concern over farmers’ deaths in fields due to electrocution. Despite several deaths being reported, the government and TGSPDCL had failed to initiate measures to curb such incidents, Sangh representative Ramu said.