RDD drainage work narrows irrigation canal in Bandipora, farmers seek ACD intervention
Jammu, Oct. 16 -- Share Tweet Share Bandipora, Oct 16 (KNS) : An irrigation canal that supplies water to hundreds of kanals of agricultural land in two villages in north Kashmir's Bandipora district has allegedly been narrowed during drainage work carried out by the Rural Development Department (RDD), prompting locals to seek the administration's intervention. A farmers' delegation from Gundpora and Gamroo villages alleged that the work carried out in Ganie Mohalla of Gundpora Rampora had reduced the canal's water-carrying capacity, affecting irrigation of agricultural land in the two villages. "The canal was a major source of irrigation, but the department has reduced it to a small drain, severely affecting its water-carrying capacity," ...
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