Sort out energy points: Odisha farmers demand free electrical energy for agriculture

By Express News Service

BARGARH: Hundreds of farmers underneath the banner of ‘Jay Kisan Andolan’ on Monday took out a rally and held a gathering in entrance of the tehsildar’s workplace at Sohela in Bargarh district demanding free electrical energy for agriculture. 

In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by means of Sohela tehsildar Hari Om Bhoi, the farmers demanded the federal government waive off the pending electrical energy payments, guarantee uninterrupted energy provide, resolve low-voltage points and take steps for restore of transformers inside 24 hours after they go defunct. 

General secretary of ‘Jay Kisan Andolan’ Hari Bania mentioned within the absence of irrigation facility, the farmers within the state don’t have any different possibility however to depend on deep bore properly for cultivation which provides to their enter price. “While electricity for farmers is free in some states like Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan,  the Odisha government has added to the burden of farmers by engaging Tata Power in power distribution. Since Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited has taken over, exploitation of farmers has increased manifold. If our demands are not met, we will intensify our agitation,” Bania warned. Bhoi obtained the farmers’ memorandum and warranted them it will likely be forwarded to applicable discussion board.
 

BARGARH: Hundreds of farmers underneath the banner of ‘Jay Kisan Andolan’ on Monday took out a rally and held a gathering in entrance of the tehsildar’s workplace at Sohela in Bargarh district demanding free electrical energy for agriculture. 

In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by means of Sohela tehsildar Hari Om Bhoi, the farmers demanded the federal government waive off the pending electrical energy payments, guarantee uninterrupted energy provide, resolve low-voltage points and take steps for restore of transformers inside 24 hours after they go defunct. 

General secretary of ‘Jay Kisan Andolan’ Hari Bania mentioned within the absence of irrigation facility, the farmers within the state don’t have any different possibility however to depend on deep bore properly for cultivation which provides to their enter price. “While electricity for farmers is free in some states like Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan,  the Odisha government has added to the burden of farmers by engaging Tata Power in power distribution. Since Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited has taken over, exploitation of farmers has increased manifold. If our demands are not met, we will intensify our agitation,” Bania warned. Bhoi obtained the farmers’ memorandum and warranted them it will likely be forwarded to applicable discussion board.
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