Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Gurugram, July 4

With water table dipping below 1,200 ft in Nangal Bilonda block areas in Nuh, residents of nearly 12 villages say they will be forced to migrate if the issue is not resolved soon.

Left high and dry

Water table in Nangal Bilonda block in Nuh has dipped below 1,200 ft
Tubewells in 12 villages have gone dry with locals buying water for Rs1,200 per tanker
They say they will be forced to migrate if no arrangements are made

Tubewells in these villages have gone dry. Residents are forced to buy water for Rs 1,200 per tanker to meet their daily needs, with farmers having no option to irrigate fields.

The worst-hit villages are Pathkhori Nangal, Bilonda and Bhund. Most of the households are into farming. They have appealed to the Irrigation Department to provide relief. Ali Jan, a local, said, “Our area is in ‘black zone’. We have been demanding a water channel for decades, but to no avail. My borewell was 1,100-ft deep, but even that has gone dry.”

Bilonda sarpanch Mohammad Imran said, “There are no irrigation channels in the area. With no access to groundwater, we will be forced to abandon the villages.”

Mohan Singh, BDPO, said the administration had called emergency meetings and was undertaking steps like digging ponds and wells.

Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed said, “Farmers are struggling for water. The issue should be taken on a priority.”