Admn fails farmers

Tribune News Service

LUDHIANA, AUGUST 22

Even four days after polluted water of Buddha Nullah overflowed and entered fields, the affected farmers are still waiting for help from the administration.

The nullah meets the Sutlej near Walipur Kalan village. As the river started swelling, nullah water flowed back and inundated the fields of Gaunspur, Walipur and the nearby villages. The farmers at Gaunspur demanded from the government that water be removed from the fields and girdawari conducted to pay compensation to them farmers at the earliest. A farmer of Gaunspur, Jaspreet Singh, said the Drainage Department had constructed a bundh on the nullah to avert floods but it was breached with rising water.

"Our fields are still flooded with polluted and stinking water. It is difficult to bring machines inside the fields. We have got no help from the administration. None of the officials has visited our fields for inspection. Entire paddy crop has been badly damaged," said Jaspreet Singh.

Gaunspur Sarpanch Sukhdev Singh said the government should pay compensation to the affected farmers.

Executive Engineer of Drainage Department Harjot Singh could not be contacted for comment.