Drying Lakes Leave Agricultural Lands Barren

Kushalnagar, Jul. 28: Due to the unkindness of Varuna, the lakes have dried up this year and the farmers are facing difficulties in protecting their crops, and the situation of turning to the sky is seen in rural areas including Kusalnagar.

On the one hand, most of the lakes, including the historic Tawarekere in the city limits, are dry without water, while the lakes in the rural areas that are the basis for agricultural activities have completely dried up. Due to this, the farmers who rely on the water of the lakes for agricultural activities are worried.

Last year, due to heavy rainfall, the Harangi reservoir was filled at the end of May and the excess water was released into the river (this time, the water was released at the end of July, 2 months late) and the ponds were filled and the farmers did not face any problems at that time.

This time, due to the arrival of the monsoon, farmers in the Achukattu area of ​​Harangi Dam have been using water from borewells to protect their crops.

Satish, the Superintendent Engineer of the Harangi Project Circle, has already informed the farmers in the Achukattu area of ​​the Harangi Dam through a publication and has issued a circular stating that no agricultural activities can be carried out depending on the water from the reservoir.

This has created a situation where the farmers who are worried are struggling to protect their crops. Last year, during the same period, the Harangi reservoir was filled three times and excess water was released into the river. The lake banks were overflowing. The farmers in the Achukattu area of ​​the Harangi Project area, who rely on the water from the reservoir, have grown rice, vegetable crops and ginger, a commercial crop, on their land, and are now in trouble.

On the other hand, scenes of people waiting for rain and leaving their land barren without doing any agriculture have been seen here and there. Farmers in the Achukattu area have appealed through 'Shakti' that the dam authorities should immediately pay attention to channeling water from the Harangi dam to their lands through canals.

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