Sunday, March 11, 2018

24- hour free power supply damaging farm motors

The 24- hour free power supply to the agriculture sector was posing problems to the farmers leaving their irrigation motors damaged. 

They had to spend up to Rs 2,500 on getting each motor repaired in addition to the transportation expenses.

More than 700 motors have been damaged as a result of the heavy load. The heavy load on motors could also result in damage to transformers.

The continuous drawing of the water had also resulted in a steep fall in groundwater table in the old Adilabad district following the 24 hour power supply being given from January1, 2018.

It is found that some farmers were extracting water excessively for standing crops. This affecting the ground water table and people are feared a severe water scarcity in summer

Rythu Swarajya Vedika district president Sangepu Borranna said there was a heavy load on the motors due to fluctuations in the three-phase power supply and the continuous running was causing damage to the equipment.


Arugula Ramana, a farmer of Dilawarpur mandal headquarters, said his motor got burnt as there was no sufficient ground water and added that nearly five transfers the area were damaged owing to the heavy load caused be the continuous running of motors.

Some farmers were running motors round- the- clock for water supply to standing crops mainly paddy besides the maize, jowar, Bengal gram (Chana) and wheat under. In some cases farmers were using sprinklers and drip and left for after switching on the motor.

The incidence of motor damage more in areas like Mancherial and Nirmal districts and Boath, Bajarhathnoor, Sirikonda, Indravelli mandals in Adilabad district where paddy was cultivated under Rabi.

Dr Ramakrishna Goud of TJAC of Nirmal district said around 100 motors on an average got burnt every month in Mudhole Assembly Constituency.

He said many farmers continued to use automatic starters though agriculture officials claimed they had removed them.


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