Publish Date: | Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:55 PM (IST)
Seoni. More than 36 farmers of Mohgaon, who touched the main canal of Bhimgarh dam, have submitted a memorandum to Kanhiwada police station in-charge on Thursday, demanding action against the responsible officials of the Irrigation Department. Due to the bursting of right bank main canal near Mohgaon, farmers are suffering financial loss due to destruction of wheat crop and soil erosion in 150 acres of land. It is the responsibility of the Water Resources Department to maintain the canal from time to time and release water according to the capacity of the canal for irrigation. Presently, wheat crop was planted in the land. It is abandoned. Due to the dilapidated and old canal, it should have been maintained, but no proper improvement work was done by the department.
Officials did not pay attention – More than 36 farmers including Mohgaon residents Rajkumar Thakur, Kailash Thakur, Mithlesh Thakur, Dinesh Thakur, Rahul Rajput, Mukesh Rajput, Manoj, Roop Singh, Durga Singh have said in the memorandum submitted to the police that, on January 31 The farmers of Mohgaon had given a memorandum to the concerned officials of the Water Resources Department and informed about the leakage in the canal due to the release of excess water in the canal. Despite this, the officials did not pay attention. The soil on the banks of the canal itself. The canal was dug up and raised so that more water could be released, due to which the canal became dilapidated. Due to which the wheat crop in the fields was completely ruined. Due to soil erosion, the fertile soil and the rams of the field were washed away. Large pits were formed in many places, due to which the farmer was unable to get further crops. Is.
Damage due to negligence of the department- The memorandum states that, on February 16, the Kanhiwada-Kevlari farmers had informed about the serious condition of the canal to SDO Ramsharan Sharma, in-charge of the irrigation department, but its improvement was not noticed. The farmers have suffered due to the negligence of the departmental officers. Due to this, the farmers have demanded punitive action against them from Kanhiwada police station in-charge. A copy of the memorandum has been sent to the Chief Minister, Minister of Water Resources Department, Principal Secretary and departmental officers.
Water released in the canal after repair – Here, after repairing the main canal of the damaged Bhimgarh dam, water has been released in the canal to provide irrigation water to the farmers on Thursday. After the repair work, water was released in the canal. Arrangements are being made to transport water from the farmers of the tail area through the canal.
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