6-hour continuous power to farmers for a week, increase in hours after that: Energy minister Desai

Gandhinagar: RSS affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh had given a call of rally yesterday from Pethapur in Gandhinagar district against irregular and insufficient power supply situation in agriculture sector experienced recently. Today a bandh call has been given in Deodar town of Banaskantha district in North Gujarat over the same issue.

Meanwhile, energy minister Kanubhai Desai has given assurance that the farmers will get six hours continuous power for next one week. He added that the government will increase the hours after a week, for which preparations are made.

Kanubhai said, unsteady nature of coal supply from Indonesia followed by gas supply price increase (globally) due to Ukraine – Russia war created somewhat worrisome situation but government will ensure that farmers are not impacted.

Kisan Sangh meanwhile is demanding 8 hours continuous and regular power supply to farmers. The officials have maintained that the issue is due to demand – supply gap. DeshGujarat