Soonped Farmers Face Ruin: No Electricity, Crops Drying, Appeal to Government

• Farmers in Soonped village, Faridabad, are distressed due to a 10-day power outage, halting irrigation for sponge gourd and wheat crops.
• The lack of electricity has led to crops drying up, threatening months of hard work and investment for the vegetable cultivators.
• Farmer Mahendra Saini reported that the transformer is out of order, and despite complaints to the JE, no solution has been provided.
• Farmers are entirely dependent on electricity for irrigation and fear significant losses if the transformer is not repaired promptly.
• Dissatisfaction was also expressed regarding the budget, fertilizer availability (DAP, urea), and the high cost of wheat cultivation versus its selling price.

Why It Matters: Soonped farmers are facing crop loss due to a prolonged power outage, urging government intervention for irrigation.