Nangal: Indefinite dharna over desilting of Swan river-bed

Nangal, November 8 A large number of residents, including women, sat on an indefinite dharna on the Nangal-Nurpur Bedi road over the desilting of Swan river-bed. The protesters, led by sarpanch Amandeep Sanju, alleged that illegal mining was being done...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 11:42 AM Nov 09, 2022 IST

Nangal, November 8

A large number of residents, including women, sat on an indefinite dharna on the Nangal-Nurpur Bedi road over the desilting of Swan river-bed.

The protesters, led by sarpanch Amandeep Sanju, alleged that illegal mining was being done in the name of desilting of the river-bed.

Officials of the Mining Department, along with the police, tried to convince the protesters, claiming that lifting of gravel and sand was being done for a smooth flow of river water and as per guidelines.

Tikka Yashvir Chand of Bhallan village said the river-bed had been dug up more that 30 ft near their village. “The groundwater level has decreased and a large nubmber of tubewells have been rendered useless,” he said.

Last week, locals had staged a protest, following which desilting was stopped for two days. However, it was resumed again, said sarpanch.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Suggested Articles