Over 2,600 Kurushetra farmers file claims for crop damage

Over 2,620 farmers from 109 villages have raised claims regarding loss to crops in over 17,000-acre land in Kurukshetra due to overflowing rivers and canals.

The Shahabad and Pehowa sub-divisions are worst affected, while Ladwa and Thanesar have also suffered considerable losses.

As per the data uploaded on the e-Kshatipurti portal as on September 5, as many as 2,629 farmers from 109 villages have got over 17,304-acre affected land registered for compensation. The portal will remain open till September 15.

Of the total 109 village, Shahabad is the worst affected with 53 villages and 949 farmers have got 4,842-acre land registered on the portal.

After Shahabad, 23 village of Pehowa have suffered losses due to Markanda river water, where 767 farmers have registered 5,576-acre land. In Ismailabad, 608 farmers of 13 villages have got 4,109-acre land registered for compensation. In Thanesar, 297 farmers from 11 villages have registered 2,601-acre land on the portal and in Ladwa, 24 farmers from five villages have got over 98-acre registered. In Babain, 24 farmers from four villages have registered 77-acre land on the e-Kshatipurti portal.

As per the information, 245 people had been rescued and shifted to safer places. Of the total, the majority of people were rescued from Bajigar Colony and Patti Jhamra, eight people rescued from Malikpur village and 18 people were rescued from Mohanpur village. Similarly, five people from Madanpur and 10 people from Kalsana village were shifted to safer places.

Meanwhile, the Markanda river continued to spell trouble for various villages of Shahabad and Pehowa sub-divisions. As per a report, 26,889 cusecs of water was flowing in the Markanda river in Shahabad.

Water had also entered the 33-KV sub-station of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam at Naisi village and labourer were deployed to protect equipment by placing sandbags.

Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena said, “We have been meeting residents of the villages affected by the Markanda river. They have been seeking a permanent solution to the issue. The district administration will prepare a project and submit it to the state government for further action. The administration has conducted a survey through drones to assess the flow of water and study the locations where embankments need to be strengthened. Apart from this, the affected areas of Pehowa are being surveyed through drones. Suggestions have been sought from the people so that their suggestions could be incorporated in the plan.”