Paddy field turned barren in absence of water as canals choked by locals in Bandipora; Admin unmoved

Suhail Rather

Bandipora, 17 June:(PTK)The locals of Gamroo, Gundpora and its adjacent villages of North kashmir’s Bandipora district have expressed resentment against authorities for failing to clear the water canal which have turned into garbage site and choked by farmers after the revenue department has stopped to look the main reason behind this all.

Locals complained that Revenue Department has stopped to check the actual position of canal due to which the canal are dry and locals are throwing all garbages and other dirt in the canal.

“We have been facing a lot of problems with no intervention from concerned authorities. It is right time for authorities to clear the garbage and other issues, besides allowing water to its actual position to the canal,” locals said.

They said that, “at least these people should be stopped at the earliest before it will affect the whole paddy land of the area.

Heaps of garbage lying in the canal due to which there always remains a threat of communicable diseases can spread in the area”, they said.

Season in which whole area needs water for paddy cultivation but authorities if conditions of these canal remain same, whole land will become barren in absence of water, said a local.

Banks of the canals have been encroached at many places, he said, while demanding strict action against encroachers.

Furthermore locals demanded that rather than diverting the source water, authorities must clean these canals, so that locals won’t face any problem in coming season.

We brought this issue in notice of concerned department and other concerned authorities but they haven’t taken the matter seriously.

Meanwhile, locals demanded personal intervention of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora in this regard.(PTK)