Farmers in Nirmal and Adilabad districts are going through crop losses allegedly attributable to electrical short-circuits affecting maize and jowar fields. Whereas farmers search compensation and insurance coverage, energy officers deny negligence, citing various causes and ongoing security measures.
Printed Date – 2 Could 2026, 12:24 PM
Nirmal/Adilabad: Of late, farmers are fearful over a brand new menace crop harm reportedly attributable to short-circuits in each Nirmal and Adilabad districts.
Farmers, who have been already reeling underneath disaster attributable to unsupportive worth, delay in provide of fertilizers and Rythu Bharosa advantages, alleged that standing maize, jowar and oil palm crops have been burnt attributable to short-circuits, leading to enormous losses for growers. They accused Northern Energy Distribution Firm Restricted (NPDCL) officers of displaying negligence ensuing within the mishaps.
On April 28, 5 farmers suffered 12-crop harm attributable to electrical short-circuits in Pembi village, triggering a priority amongst farmers. Khanapur BRS chief Bhukya Johnson Naik was moved by the plight of the growers. He instantly posted a message on micro-blogging web site, X, prompting Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to provoke a probe into the incident and to increase assist to victims.
Agriculture officers, who inspected broken crops, stated that 77 farmers suffered crop harm to the extent of not less than 110 acres in latest cases. Hearth officers attributed the crop harm to not solely electrical short-circuit, but in addition burning of agriculture waste. They disclosed that in some incidents careless smoking and deliberately setting crops on hearth attributable to rivalries.
Farmer organizations expressed concern over this unprecedented menace that resulted in monetary loss to growers of maize and jowar. They requested the federal government to increase insurance coverage cowl to the crops vulnerable to be broken by short-circuits. They urged officers to increase compensation for crop harm by finishing up surveys and finding out causes of mishaps.
Nonetheless, NPDCL officers denied the allegations of farmers. They reasoned that the ability tripping was not recorded within the strains that have been alleged to have snapped and triggered the crop harm. They suspected that the farmers is likely to be eradicating assist wires of the ability strains ensuing within the mishaps. They said that efforts have been on to forestall shatter of high-tension electrical strains passing by fields.
Eom with latest incidents
On Friday, maize crop grown in 11.3 acres belonging to 2 farmers was broken by short-circuit at Pochampalli village
Standing jowar crop in 2 acres was burnt when wires of an 11 KV line snapped at Andakur village.
Standing maize crop raised in 43 acres of farms belonging to 21 farmers was burnt attributable to suspected short-circuits at Pardi (Okay), Dharkubheer and Nigwa villages on Thursday. Crop harm within the two accidents was computed to be Rs 26 lakh.
Maize crop to the extent of 12 acres was broken by alleged short-circuit at Tharoda village on the identical day. The worth of crop loss within the two incidents was assessed to be Rs 33 lakh.
Jowar crop in 2 acres, 20 sprinklers, a photo voltaic lighting system have been gutted when wires of a 11 KV energy line snapped at Kouta (B) village in Adilabad district on Friday
Standing maize crop belonging to a farmer was diminished to ashes at Bhutayi (B) village on Friday. The price of the crop harm within the two cases was estimated to be Rs. 2.50 lakh
