No rain, poor power supply worry farmers

Rising temperatures and lack of adequate power supply for irrigation are causing trouble to farmers.

Since the state has not received rainfall during this winter season, farmers are left with no other option but to irrigate the wheat crop to provide moisture to the fields. Power supply at odd hours and sometimes not getting supply just for few hours are giving tough times to farmers.

“As against the promised eight-hour power supply, we are getting only five-six hours of electricity supply, which is not enough for us. The weather god was already not favouring us, but now the government is not providing sufficient power supply,” said farmer Swarnjeet Singh of Ghulal village.