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| Life line for farming community decries for due attention in Bishnah | | | Avinash Bhagat
Bishnah, Nov 19: The lifeline of Jammu - Ranbir Canal, which caters to irrigation needs of the large number of farmers in the Jammu region but the exhausted/worn-out condition of its sub canal in Bishnah, stands a testimony to the official apathy and lack of civic sense.
If recalled here Ranbir Canal has the largest irrigation net work since its inception 1905 AD. Main canal and its distribution system provides irrigation to an area of 29700 hectares upto village Nekowal on International border.
Residents living along the banks of canal are upset at the indifferent attitude towards the life line of many villages in Bishan by the concerned authorities.
Expressing concerns over depilated condition of canal, Ashok Kumar, Dev Raj, Mangal Dass and Sarpanch Raghunandan Khajuria and from Bishnah said, "Ranbir Canal's dis-tributary No 9, has been catering to the needs of people in this area for the over a century but these days residents and the authorities are not bothered about their responsibilities in maintaining cleanliness of the canal.'
Lamenting their woes in the wake of worn out condition of century old canal, the members of farming community said, "What to talk of authorities even locals also seem to other a little about the usefulness of canal as many throw waste in canal further making bottlenecks in smooth flow of water to the tail ends.'
Not only the farming community but trading community too is worried about the condition of canal- the life line of much famous Basmati rice Bowl of Jammu region and traders namely Subash Chander , Sanjeev Kumar , Ghani Sham , Prem Pal lamented that waste canal emits foul smell and demanded early maintenance of canal
"With much fanfare the concerned authorities every year launch a drive to remove floating and solid waste from the canal but afterwards nothing is done and apathy is visible from entire stretch of the canal in Bishnah which is filled with weeds, plastic items and other materials blocking free flow of water," Ramesh Sharma, a resident Bishnah said.
A leisure walk along several points where the drain runs found that the canal was still filled with solid materials. A group of farmers seeking immediate maintenance of the canal carrying water in Bishnah and its surrounding areas lamented canal had been silted and polluted heavily, resulting the quantum of water reaching to tail ends low. A walk on the banks of the canal in main Bishnah area and its outskirts is enough to experience the situation. Heaps of garbage and municipal waste could easily be spotted near the canal.
Mohan Lal, a resident of Bishnah said a lack of proper sewage and garbage treatment plants in the city was leading to deterioration of the canal. |
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