Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Suryapet farmers protest frequent power cuts, demand 12-hour supply
Some farmers live in a place called Palakeedu.
They grow crops and need water to make them grow.
There has not been much rain, so the farmers use machines called pumps to pull water from wells.
These pumps need electricity to work.
But the electricity keeps turning off, again and again.
When the power goes off, the pumps stop and the crops do not get water.
Some pumping motors also break because the electricity is too weak.
The farmers were upset, so they went to protest at the local power building.
They asked for good electricity for 12 hours every day.
They said they would protest even more if the problem is not fixed.
Farmers in Palakeedu mandal, Suryapet, protested at the local power substation on Thursday over frequent agricultural power cuts.
Farmers allege supply is frequently disrupted even though electricity department officials say power is provided from 5 am to 6 pm.
Power cuts are disrupting irrigation as farmers rely on borewells and open wells due to a lack of rainfall.
Low voltage is reportedly causing agricultural motors to burn out frequently, adding to farmers' financial burden.
Farmers demanded 12 hours of uninterrupted, quality power daily and warned of intensifying their agitation if demands are not addressed.
- Who
- Farmers under the jurisdiction of the Palakeedu power substation in Suryapet, and electricity department officials.
- What
- A protest at the power substation demanding 12 hours of uninterrupted, quality agricultural power supply and resolution of the low-voltage problem.
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Power substation at Palakeedu mandal headquarters in Suryapet
- Why
- Frequent power cuts are disrupting irrigation amid a lack of rainfall, and low voltage is causing agricultural motors to burn out.
Farmers' Perspective
Electricity Department's Position
Power supply reliability
Farmers' Perspective
Farmers say power supply is frequently disrupted despite the department's stated schedule.
Electricity Department's Position
Electricity officials claim power is being supplied from 5 am to 6 pm.
Addressing demands
Farmers' Perspective
Farmers demand 12 hours of uninterrupted, quality power daily and immediate resolution of the low-voltage problem, warning of intensified agitation.
Electricity Department's Position
The article reports no response from the department to the farmers' demands.
- Event
- Farmer protest at power substation
- Location
- Palakeedu mandal headquarters, Suryapet
- Department's claimed supply
- 5 am to 6 pm
- Farmers' demand
- 12 hours of uninterrupted, quality power supply daily
- Other complaint
- Low voltage causing agricultural motors to burn out
- Context
- Lack of rainfall; reliance on borewells and open wells
- Warning
- Agitation will be intensified if demands are not addressed