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Farmers in Dausa and Karauli districts of eastbound Rajasthan volition get energy for irrigation during daytime successful 2 blocks, extending the installation to 24 districts successful the State, said Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma connected Monday night.
The people was acceptable successful the revised State fund for 2024-25.
Mr. Sharma said that steps were being taken to guarantee daytime powerfulness proviso to the farmers successful each the 50 districts of the State. The cultivation consumers successful 22 districts were earlier getting the powerfulness proviso successful 2 daytime blocks. With the inclusion of Dausa and Karauli under the Jaipur Discom, the fig of districts covered successful the strategy has accrued to 24.
Mr. Sharma said the farmers successful 7 districts nether Jaipur Discom – Dholpur, Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar, Jaipur, Deeg and Bharatpur – were astatine preset getting energy successful 2 daytime blocks for irrigation.
Similarly, nether Ajmer Discom, 12 districts, including Ajmer, Beawar, Bhilwara, Didwana-Kuchaman, Udaipur, Salumbar, Rajsamand, Banswara, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Chittorgarh and Dungarpur, are covered. Three districts nether Jodhpur Discom – Jalore, Sirohi and Pali – are besides getting the facility.
As portion of efforts to fortify the powerfulness infrastructure successful caller years, 18 caller 33 KV grid sub-stations person been acceptable up successful Dausa and six successful Karauli. The transformer capableness has besides been enhanced by 128.95 MVA crossed 47 sub-stations successful Dausa and by 49.45 MVA crossed 15 sub-stations successful Karauli.
Additionally, 17 star powerfulness plants with a combined capableness of 32 MW person been installed successful the 2 districts nether components A and C of the Prime Minister’s Kusum Yojana. Mr. Sharma said astir 52,400 cultivation consumers successful Dausa and 35,300 successful Karauli were expected to payment from the daytime energy supply.
The latest determination volition trim the request for irrigation during the late-night hours, particularly successful wintertime and rains, and volition assistance the farmers debar risks from chaotic animals successful their cultivation fields. (EOM)
