Modi makes GEB increase power supply to farmers

VADODARA: The GEB has increased the number of hours of three phase power supply to the farming sector in the state, following Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions, according to GEB sources.
The three phase supply of power to the farming sector has been increased from eight hours to ten hours per day. However, the GEB has resorted to 4-5 hours of load shedding in the rural areas, as it has been facing a serious problem of capacity shortage.
With elections around the corner and increase in demand of power from the farming sector, the chief minister had convened a meeting of high-ranking GEB officials, in Gandhinagar last week, to assess the situation on the power front.
The meeting was also attended by state minister for energy Kaushik Patel.