Question

how does the spread of electricity help the farmers

Answer 1

In the village of Palampur: Most of the houses have electric connections. The main reason why farmers are able to grow three different crops in a year in Palampur is due to the well-developed system of irrigation. Electricity powers all the tube wells in the fields . Electricity came early to Palampur. Its major impact was to transform the system of irrigation. The first few tube wells were installed by the government. Soon, however, farmers started setting up private tube wells.