Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to visit Chhattisgarh to firm up power supply deal and part-bridge the demand-supply gap in the new State.
Rao will be accompanied by officials of the power sector and his cabinet colleague Etela Rajender.
According to Government sources, Rao is expected to make arrangement for supply of 2,000 mw in the long term and 1,000 mw in the near term.
The Telangana CM has knocked at his Chhattisgarh counter part Raman Singh to procure power from the energy surplus State.
Telangana would also have to build and strengthen the evacuation corridor to procure additional power as the existing corridors have already been booked.
In view of the power shortage staring at the State, Rao has cautioned farmers against cultivation of water intensive crops such as paddy during the forthcoming Rabi crop season as they would need power to evacuate groundwater.