Siddipet farmers protest; 24-hour power meets reality
Farmers held protests and road blockades at several Siddipet locations, alleging unscheduled cuts and poor-quality agricultural power. The electricity department’s explanation remains unpublished.
Farmers in Siddipet have alleged interruptions and poor-quality supply to agricultural connections.
Farmers held protests and road blockades at several locations in Siddipet on September 12, alleging unscheduled power cuts and poor-quality supply to agricultural connections, according to a published report.
Farmers from villages in Nanganur mandal gathered at the Kondamrajpally sub-station, while others from Jakkapur and nearby villages held a rasta roko. Residents of Lakshmidevipally in Narayanraopet mandal and farmers from Chinna Kodur mandal also protested, including a road blockade on Rajiv Rahadari. The report said the farmers sought uninterrupted 24-hour farm power and alleged that an assistant engineer delayed attending their representation. It also reported that they locked the sub-station operator in a room; that detail was not independently confirmed in the supplied material.
Telangana’s transmission-sector annual statement records the state’s policy of 24-hour free agricultural power from January 1, 2018. The Congress government has yet to publish an explanation for the Siddipet outages, the affected feeders or the gap between the promise and the plug.