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BENGALURU: Karnataka, which is already grappling with severe power shortages owing to extended drought and technical glitches in some of its thermal plants, may have to brace for more dark days.On Thursday, Union minister of state for power Piyush Goyal categorically ruled out additional power to Karnataka from the national grid simply because of transmission constraints in the state. "Currently, north India is stuck with surplus power production, but the southern states that are grappling with supply shortage are unable to use or buy it because they do not have the transmission capacity or power corridor," Goyal said after a meeting with Karnataka power minister DK Shivakumar and a team of top officials here.Goyal, who also holds the coal portfolio, however, said the Centre will provide ample amount of coal for thermal power plants in Karnataka to boost its production. Goyal said both the central and state governments will work to resolve the power problem in the state. "I am extremely happy that Karnataka's minister Shivakumar is showing a resolve to work as Team India advocated by Modi," he added. World's biggest solar parkGoyal said work on setting up the world's biggest solar power park with a capacity of 2,000MW will be expedited. It will come up on 10,000 acres of land in Pavagada taluk of Tumakuru district and completed in two years. Separate feeder for agricultureFarmers will now be fed by a dedicated feeder to supply electricity exclusively for agriculture purposes. Goyal said the Centre has approved a scheme with the proposal and will soon release Rs 800 crore for the purpose.Did the authorities wait for the BBMP polls to impose power cuts in the city? This is the question troubling many a Bengalurean, as several areas saw unscheduled power cuts on Wednesday. If this is the truth, it only reiterates that politicians would go to any length to woo voters, but forget them the moment polls are over. Everyone knew the monsoon has been below par, so by now, the government ought to have made alternative arrangements to ensure continuous power supply to the city. And if power plants are down due to snags at such a time, the government has only itself to blame. Instead of waiting for heavenly help, the government would do well to take up work on a war footing to find solutions.