FARMERS IN Punjab’s Malwa area, where the farming is mainly based on canal water, are up in arms versus the state watering division a lot to ensure that the peasants have actually organized 5 canal distributory headworks as well as are currently managing the circulation of water. This, nonetheless, has actually brought about scarcity in various other canal distributories in Fazilka causing farmers obstructing the Fazilka- Hanumangarh bridge at Abohar requiring their reasonable share of water for orchards as well as areas.
Exec designer at watering division’s Abohar branch Mukhtiar Rana stated the division held a conference with the farmer unions in Muktsar on Tuesday as well as prompted them to raise dharnas from the headworks. “We require about 3600 cubic per secondly (cusec) water for Abohar, Balluana as well as neighboring locations however are obtaining not greater than 2600 cusec. As a result of this, farmers at the tail end (of canal network) are dealing with water scarcity. Farmers in Abohar are remaining on dharna given that July21 We have actually asked for farmers in Muktsar to allow us rationalize the circulation of water. We have actually likewise contacted the authorities to lodge FIRs versus them,” stated Mukhtiar Rana.
On the other hand participants owing obligation to numerous farmer unions– BKU Sidhupur, BKU Rajewal, BKU Ugrahan– are remaining on dharna at Sotha headworks, Karampatti headworks, Alamwala headworks, Bodiwala, as well as New Alamwala headworks, exposed details from watering division. Farmers of 60-70 towns of Muktsar take turns remaining on dharna at these headworks as well as draw away water.
In Abohar as well, numerous farmer unions are organizing dharna versus water scarcity. Gurwant Singh Panjawa, Fazilka area head of state, BKU Rajewal, stated, “The water scarcity issue is a yearly attribute.
Previously, downpour rainfalls made use of to offset the water scarcity however this moment, there has actually barely been any type of rainfall in our location. The watering division did not obtain the canals cleansed in time as well as is currently condemning farmers of Muktsar for not permitting them to rationalize water circulation. It is simply a blame video game as well as absolutely nothing else. We are remaining on dharna art Hanumangarh bridge given that July 21 as well as we will certainly not raise it till the supply is managed. We expand kinnow as well as cotton as well as depend on canal water. One can envision the problem of our plants as we have actually been experiencing water scarcity for one month.”
Rajesh Bhadoo, an additional farmer of Ramsra town in Abohar stated,” If the issue is not dealt with, we will certainly secure Rajasthan’s boundaries as well as will certainly limit motion of individuals from both sides.”