Jaisalmer: On Monday, the persistence of canal farmers of Jaisalmer district broke and numerous farmers reached the Indira Gandhi Canal Project workplace on the district headquarters with canal associated issues. They surrounded the officers of the division right here. Farmers mentioned that because of latest heavy rains, many canals and their minors had been broken. This has elevated the issues for the farmers of western Rajasthan. Farmers mentioned that the Indira Gandhi Canal Project, which was as soon as a boon for the realm, has now change into a explanation for hassle.
Farmers mentioned that the time for sowing Rabi crops has come and the canal division has now organized a regulation assembly for the distribution of water. Due to this, there will likely be delay in implementation of the selections taken within the assembly. Recently, because of extreme rains, many canals and their mains have been broken, which has elevated the issues for the farmers of western Rajasthan.
Farmers surrounded the officers of Indira Gandhi Project (Video Etv Bharat Jaisalmer)
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Seventy p.c of canals spoiled: Farmers staged a protest on the headquarters of Indira Gandhi Canal Project in Jaisalmer on Monday and raised slogans. During this, the farmers handed over a requirement letter and warned that if their calls for will not be met quickly, they’ll stage an indefinite strike exterior the Collectorate. Farmers informed within the dialog that 70 p.c of the canals have been broken within the final two months and their restore work has not began until now. Whereas yearly the restore work was accomplished by 5-10 September, this time the restore work had not even began regardless of September ending.
These are the primary calls for of the farmers: Canal farmer Motan Khan mentioned that the canals ought to be repaired. Priority ought to be given to the work of cleansing shields and eradicating soil from the canals. In view of the scarcity of water in Pong Dam, the canals ought to be watered a minimum of 5 occasions until March. Also, officers ought to be appointed as quickly as potential on the vacant posts of Additional Chief Engineer and Superintending Engineer of circle Mohangarh for the final two years. Special consideration ought to be paid to high quality within the reconstruction of collective diggis and canals being constructed beneath the funds announcement.
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MP Beniwal attended the assembly: Here, Barmer Jaisalmer MP Umedaram Beniwal attended the assembly of Indira Gandhi Canal Regulation Committee on the workplace of the Chief Engineer of Irrigation Department at Hanumangarh district headquarters on Monday. He mentioned within the assembly numerous issues together with low provide of irrigation water to the farmers within the canal space together with Mohangarh-Ramgarh of the district. Beniwal pressured on making ample water accessible for irrigation on time. Beniwal mentioned within the assembly that ample amount of ingesting water ought to be offered to Barmer, Jaisalmer and Balotra districts by Indira Gandhi Canal Project.
