Nalgonda Farmers demand uninterrupted power supply for agriculture

Farmers from Palakaveedu mandal in Suryapet district staged a protest at the 33/11 KV substation in the mandal headquarters on Thursday, complaining frequent power disruptions and inadequate electricity supply for agriculture.

Electricity department officials maintained that uninterrupted power supply was being provided from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. However, farmers said the ground reality was



different.

The farmers charged that power supply was frequently interrupted and power cuts were imposed for various reasons, affecting agricultural operations.

They said farmers were already struggling with deficient rainfall and were relying heavily on borewells for irrigation. In such circumstances, they accused the electricity department of worsening their problems by failing to provide uninterrupted, quality power supply.