Our Correspondent
Abohar, April 8
Upset over the supply of contaminated water through the Gang canal, farmers recently held a protest at the Gang canal terminal in Sadhuwali village on the Punjab-Rajasthan border.
The protesters said the canal, which originated from Ferozepur headworks and passed through Fazilka, had to be closed for reconstruction work from March 30 to April 25. The Water Resources Department had decided to store water for drinking in between Khakha and Dabli headworks, and no water was to be released to fields during the closure. "However, from Sunday, the canal started releasing contaminated black water, which had been stored for water works. The water carried along with it dead fish as well," they said.
Kisan Sangharsh Samiti spokesperson Subhash Sehgal said the Centre and the state had been approached many times in the past 20 years over the unchecked release of chemical waste and sewerage water into the Sutlej and the Beas. The National Green Tribunal had fined the Punjab Government. Meetings were held with the Punjab Pollution Control Board. Rajasthan CMs had spoken to their Punjab counterparts but the problem was not solved.
Superintending Engineer Bal Ram Sharma said samples of water had been sent to the state lab in Jaipur. Experts will examine the chemical parameters, he said.
from The Tribune https://ift.tt/3d1sfLu
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