Power consumption in Mancherial district has risen amid increased demand for irrigation and declining groundwater levels. Officials cite higher use of agricultural motors, while farmers staging protests at substations allege inadequate power supply and rising generator costs
Farmers from five villages under the Vikarabad constituency staged a road protest on Thursday, demanding adequate power supply. They alleged frequent outages were damaging pump-set motors and disrupting irrigation, claiming quality power was available for only two to three hours daily.
Farmers in several Telangana districts, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s home district of Palamuru, are protesting power disruptions and low voltage. They say erratic electricity supply is affecting borewell-based irrigation, damaging pump sets and threatening their crops.
Farmers in Polkampally near Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s native village of Kondareddypally protested over inadequate power supply. They alleged they were receiving only nine to 10 hours of electricity, affecting borewell irrigation, delaying farm work and threatening crops.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said the Electricity Department was ensuring uninterrupted power supply despite rising demand. He highlighted renewable energy initiatives, solar village projects and power infrastructure works in Khammam district during Telangana State Formation Day celebrations
