8-hour power to agriculture sector restored: Desai

Gandhinagar: Power minister Kanubhai Desai today said, the farmers across all the zones in Gujarat have been supplied 8-hour electricity for farming today due to more wind power generation. He said farmers will be supplied power in first priority from now onward. He said notices have been issued for 500 MW cut in supply to industries, in order to supply sufficient power to the agriculture sector for irrigation. Meanwhile the agitation at Deodar in Banaskantha district for 8-hour power supply to the agriculture sector has been called off after assurance by govt run power distribution company officials.

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