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- Farmers and local residents blocked a state highway at Konanakeri village in Shiggavi taluk on Thursday, demanding proper electricity supply for their agricultural pump sets.
- Farmers from several villages, including Konanakeri, Bhadrapur, Basavanakatti, Mugalikeri, Shyabal, Shivapur and Jakkinkatti, say frequent power disruptions leave them unable to irrigate their crops.
- The farmers said they had earlier appealed in writing for better power supply but received no relief, and standing crops are drying up with the risk of heavy losses.
- Protesters warned HESCOM officials that unless officials supply electricity regularly and continuously, farmers will block roads again without notice.
- The protest matters because irregular power supply threatens the standing crops and livelihoods of farming families across the taluk.
What to watch next
- Whether HESCOM restores regular and continuous power supply to agricultural pump sets in the area
- The possibility of another road blockade by farmers without prior notice to the department
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Named India · Hubli Electricity Supply Company · Ashok Shiggaon · Fakirswamy Mundoji · Hanumanthappa Temmikoppa · Konanakeri · Parashurama Hulasogi · Shiggaon
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