Archive · 12 Oct 2026
BRS Demands Reliable Agricultural Power to Protect Crops
BRS leaders and farmers held a protest in Durshad on Sunday.
They said farms were not getting steady, good-quality electricity.
Without enough power, farmers could not water all their crops as needed.
Some crops were drying up, and some farm pumps were burning out.
Karimnagar MLA Gangula Kamalakar said the government should have prepared for El Niño after scientists warned about it.
He asked for money to help farmers whose crops were affected.
He also called for support for people facing health problems in the hot weather.
BRS leaders and farmers staged a road blockade on Sunday at Durshad in Karimnagar rural mandal.
Karimnagar MLA Gangula Kamalakar said farmers were struggling with insufficient and poor-quality electricity for agriculture.
He said interrupted power prevented farmers from watering their entire crop at once, with crops withering and pump sets burning out.
Kamalakar criticized the government’s preparedness for El Niño despite prior warnings from scientists.
He sought compensation of ₹20,000 per acre for Kharif crops and ₹30,000 per acre for Rabi crops, and financial support for people affected by hot weather.
- Who
- BRS leaders, farmers, and Karimnagar MLA Gangula Kamalakar.
- What
- They protested for reliable agricultural electricity; Kamalakar also demanded crop compensation and financial support for people affected by hot weather.
- When
- Sunday; no date is specified.
- Where
- Durshad, Karimnagar rural mandal, Telangana.
- Why
- Protesters said unreliable power was hindering irrigation, damaging crops and pump sets, and adding to farmers’ financial burden.
BRS and farmers
Government position described in report
Agricultural electricity
BRS and farmers
BRS and farmers demanded reliable, quality electricity to protect crops and enable irrigation.
Government position described in report
Kamalakar said the government was not supplying continuous agricultural electricity; the article does not provide a government response.
Crop compensation and Rabi sowing
BRS and farmers
Kamalakar sought ₹20,000 per acre for Kharif crops and ₹30,000 per acre for Rabi crops, and reacted critically to the government’s statement against Rabi sowing.
Government position described in report
The government had made a statement against sowing crops in the Rabi season, as described in the article; no further rationale or response is provided.
- Protest location
- Durshad, Karimnagar rural mandal
- Protest action
- Rasta roko (road blockade)
- Agricultural power concern
- Kamalakar said the government could not provide continuous electricity to agriculture for at least four hours.
- Kharif compensation requested
- ₹20,000 per acre
- Rabi compensation requested
- ₹30,000 per acre
- Additional concern
- Kamalakar called for financial support for people facing health problems due to hot weather.