Sangrur farmers oppose admn’s move to break Ghaggar bandh

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, July 16

Fearing damage to their crops, farmers from Karrail and Ballran villages today opposed the district administration’s move to break a bandh on the Ghaggar near a college in Moonak. The administration reportedly wanted to break the bandh to prevent the floodwater from entering residential areas. Crops in hundreds of acres have already been damaged since the Ghaggar has overflowed.

On the other hand, people from Salemgarh, Surjan Bhaini and Moonak today staged a dharna at Barrier Chowk in Moonak. They demanded that the bandh near the college be broken.

However, later the administration pumped out water from the fields into the Ghaggar. The district administration also called the military to Moonak. Sangrur Deputy Commissioner Arshdeep Singh Thind said they had called the Army to carry out rescue operations in case of any emergency.

Meanwhile, water in the Ghaggar today receded by two feet. The 80-ft breach that occurred yesterday near Fulad village was plugged to a large extent. The DC said the breach had been reduced to 15 ft and would be plugged by late evening.