Rain in Udhampur village revives hope for paddy crop

Rainfall in Udhampur’s Chanthal village has revived the hope for the growth of paddy crop in farmers.

Local farmer Ganesh Sharma expressed his joy and said the rain would benefit them. “The rain is fine and now, we are planting paddy. We grow a lot of paddy and vegetables, and the rain that we have received has also benefitted us... We use canal water as well as the rainwater,” he said.

Meanwhile, locals of Sangyal village in Udhampur district have been using horses to fetch water from faraway places due to water scarcity in the village.

Officials said that work on a water supply scheme is delayed due to a lack of funds and local disputes, but efforts are being made to solve the issues and finish the project.

The Executive Engineer of the Udhampur division said, “We had a scheme, the Darsoo Gudhar Water Supply Scheme, which is incomplete. The work is going on, but a few contractors have stopped working due to a lack of funds. The area concerned has two sources of water...The work is still lingering due to several disputes there. We are sorting out the issues. As soon as we sort out the dispute...and contractors start working, we will complete the work.”