How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

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The spread of electricity helped the farmers in the following ways:-

1. Most of the houses in Palampur have electric connections.
2. Electricity powers all the tube wells in the fields that help to irrigate much larger areas of land more effectively as compared to the traditional Persian wheel drawn by bullocks. Since the entire cultivated area of 200 hectares had come under irrigation farmers did not have to depend on rainfall and could grow multiple crops.
3. It helps small businesses run their machinery like Mishrilal's sugarcane crushing machine.

Earlier Persian wheels were used to irrigate the fields, but now irrigation was done by electric tube Wells in Palampur.

Summary: (Short Answer): Impact of electricity on the farmers in Palampur.
The spread of electricity has helped the farmers of Palampur village in the following ways :

1. Most of the houses have electric connections.
2. Electricity is used to run tube wells in the fields.
3. Electricity is used in various types of small businesses.

Electricity has had major impact on the farmers in Palampur in a variety of ways. These are: It transformed the irrigation system in the village. Larger areas could be irrigated in lesser time with the help of tube wells and pump sets, which ran on electricity.