Farmers won’t face power shortage during irrigation season: Nasrul

UNB :
There will be no shortage of power, including electricity, during the ongoing irrigation season as necessary measures have been taken to ensure sufficient power supply, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Sunday (31 December).

“There were some problems in the power sector for a few months this year . . . We have overcome all the obstacles. During the current irrigation season, the electricity demand will exceed 18,000 megawatts, but there will be no problem as we are fully prepared,” he said while inaugurating the “Hepatitis-B Immunization Programme, for the members and families of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).

When asked about the upcoming election, Nasrul said, “BNP-Jamaat carried out subversive activities in the power sector in 2014 as they do not want people’s wellbeing.”

Nasrul apprehended that the BNP-Jamaat might carry out a massive attack ahead of the upcoming polls with a view to thwarting democratic practice in the country.