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The Andhra Pradesh Government has directed the power utilities to take steps to ensure 7-hour power supply to the agricultural sector to help farmers during the rabi crop season.
Following a detailed discussion with power sector members, M. Sahoo, Principal Secretary, Energy, emphasised the need to optimise the thermal generation by maintaining the required coal stocks. The demand is expected to shoot up during February and March for the rabi crop requirement.
During 2012-13, the Government has extended a subsidy of Rs 3,620 crore towards for the agriculture sector.
The number of agriculture pumpsets has gone up from 19.39 lakh in 2000-2001 to 31.26 lakh in 2012-13. Consumption too has gone up from 11,055 million units to 18,225 million units.
The current demand is about 280 mu against the supply of about 220 mu, leaving a gap of about 60 mu. This gap is projected to go up to 95 to 100 mu and the demand may go well over 300 mu a day.
> rishikumar.vundi@thehindu.co.in
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