Question

How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?

CBSE Class IX Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

The spread of electricity has helped the farmers of Palampur village in the following ways :

(i) Electricity has transformed the system of irrigation.

(ii) Electricity is used to run tube wells in the fields. The Persian wheels are being replaced by tubewells.

(iii) Electricity is also used to run small businesses. For example, sugarcane crushing machine.

(iv) It is also a cheap and pollution-free source of irrigation.

(v) Electricity is also used for domestic works like running fans and lighting tube lights. 

Answer 2

The sprad of electricity helped farmers in the following ways,

• It helped in changoing the irrigation syastem in palampur.

• Persian whheels were replaced by electric tube wells.

• Electricity can now be used for runningg fans, bulbs.

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