Inadequate power supply to agricultural fields has become a matter of concern for the farmers who have sown sunflower, sugarcane and green fodder.
During the wheat harvesting season, the power supply to agriculture fields is reduced so that the matured wheat crop could be saved from fire incidents. But it becomes a matter of concern for farmers who have sown other crops and need to irrigate their fields. The farmers alleged that they were not getting even five hours of power supply every day.
Rajiv Sharma, a sugarcane farmer, said: “We understand that the power supply needs to be reduced during the harvesting of wheat,