BANDIPORA: Farmers of Hajin Sonawari area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday complained about Drainage Cut temains submerged due to very small gradient of the drainage cut and offcourse due to huge deposition of silt amd some unwanted weed which has almost choked it. With the result the farming land near the head of gund remains submerged_rendering it unfit for tillage i.e. preparation of land for crop crops and simultaneously sufficient water does not reach the tail end or for that matter the above mentioned pump stations viz; LIS Yechhguir amd LIS Bonikhan Is in.
AEE Irrigation and Flood Control while speaking to the reporters said’ that
The desilting of Anzkhud_a very important local Gund of Hajin area acting as a source of water for two very important Lift Irrigation Schems namely LIS Yechguir and LIS Bonikhan Hajin is a burning issue .
It has a total length of around 04 Kms. The command area adjacent to the head of this Gund /Drainage Cut temains submerged due to very small gradient of the drainage cut and offcourse due to huge deposition of silt amd some unwanted weed which has almost choked it. With the result the farming land near the head of gund remains submerged_rendering it unfit for tillage i.e. preparation of land for crop crops and simultaneously sufficient water does not reach the tail end or for that matter the above mentioned pump stations viz; LIS Yechhguir amd LIS Bonikhan Is in.
We have projected the demand before higher authorities. Even this year we tried to clean it but due to significant depth of the cut , it was not possible to clean it with the help of mechanical excavator. Due to paucity of funds we could not arrange for a poclain_a hydraulic machine which can work inside the drainage cut_Anzkhud.
This office has received a D.O. letter from MP Lok Sabha Mr Mohammad Akbar Lone to frame an estimate amounting to Rs 2.50 Lacs for desilting of Anzkhud which stands submitted to the quarter concerned for favour of necessary action. Once funds are received , some portion of the drainage cut will be cleaned immediately.
Hajin farmers demand desilting of irrigation canals
AEE Irrigation and Flood Control while taking to this reporter said that the desilting of Anzkhud_a very important local Gund of Hajin area acting as a source of water for two very important Lift Irrigation Schems namely LIS Yechguir and LIS Bonikhan Hajin is a burning issue .
It has a total length of around 04 Kms. The command area adjacent to the head of this Gund /Drainage Cut temains submerged due to very small gradient of the drainage cut and offcourse due to huge deposition of silt amd some unwanted weed which has almost choked it. With the result the farming land near the head of gund remains submerged_rendering it unfit for tillage i.e. preparation of land for crop crops and simultaneously sufficient water does not reach the tail end or for that matter the above mentioned pump stations viz; LIS Yechhguir amd LIS Bonikhan Is in.
We have projected the demand before higher authorities. Even this year we tried to clean it but due to significant depth of the cut , it was not possible to clean it with the help of mechanical excavator. Due to paucity of funds we could not arrange for a poclain_a hydraulic machine which can work inside the drainage cut_Anzkhud.
This office has received a D.O. letter from MP Lok Sabha Mr Mohammad Akbar Lone to frame an estimate amounting to Rs 2.50 Lacs for desilting of Anzkhud which stands submitted to the quarter concerned for favour of necessary action. Once funds are received , some portion of the drainage cut will be cleaned immediately.
