Thieves made illegal connections to the drinking water reaching Barmer district through pipeline from Indira Gandhi Canal. Due to this, crops of Isabgol, Cumin and Castor started flourishing in many villages. Earning crores of rupees from this. Check after slow water pressure and complaints
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In fact, Isabgol, cumin and castor crops are flourishing in the fields of Nimbasar and Agoria along the National Highway. Here people are earning crores of rupees but when the public health engineering teams reached these fields on Wednesday and Thursday, they were shocked to see this. The water being used for crops in these fields was found stolen.
Crop grown through illegal connection of 2 to 3 inches
Water thieves, targeting the main pipeline of Barmer Lift Canal coming from Mohangarh through Indira Gandhi Canal, which is called the lifeline of Western Rajasthan, broke into it and started growing crops by taking illegal connections of 2 to 3 inches and also in the fields. At the time of canal construction or closure, arrangements have been made to supply water by making big diggis. Not only this, these farmers have even built dummy tube wells. Public Health Engineering teams have started the process of registering a case against 25 water thieves.
Excavated with JCB and cut unauthorized connections.
Under the direction of Superintending Engineer Hazari Ram Balwa of Public Health Engineering Department, the action was taken under the supervision of Executive Engineer Division Mohangarh Narendra Singh Bhati. A complaint was received about farming by making illegal connections on the 1000 mm diameter main pipeline of Barmer Lift Project. On this, the joint team of Assistant Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Mohangarh and Sensor Godara Construction Company cut 25 illegal connections of size ranging from 2 inches to 4 inches in the border Nimbasar and Agoria.
25 to 30 lakh liters of water stolen daily due to illegal connections
25 to 30 lakh liters of drinking water was being stolen every day from illegal connections and was being cultivated illegally and big diggis were being filled. The main kingpin of water theft was Goma Ram, son of Jogaram, resident of Nimbasar, 8 connections, Prahlad Singh 2 of Agoria. Connection, Hadwant Singh Agoria, Gafoor Khan s/o Farid Khan, Khamisha Khan s/o Jeevan Khan, Meera Khan s/o Mohammad Khan, Parbat Singh s/o Bag Singh, One connection each of Rugh Singh son of Bagh Singh, Humsingh son of Rugh Singh, Multan Singh son of Gordhan Singh, Bharat Singh, son of Deep Singh was disconnected. A case will be registered against all these water thieves and heavy fine will be collected and the campaign will continue further.
Crops grown by stealing water, earning crores of rupees.
During inspection, dummy tube well was shown as the source of water.
With the morale of water thieves from Barmer lift canal rising, the farmers cleverly used to declare the dummy tube well as the source of water during any surprise inspection. In such a situation, when the department asked them for information about the electricity bill, the farmers used to answer It was not built. When the tube well was excavated with a JCB, it appeared to be installed only as a demo. The Public Health Engineering Department has now registered a case against these 25 water thieves and is taking legal action. Going to bring.
Jaisalmer assistant engineer threatened
During the action against water thieves, threats were made to the officers and officials of the department but the department continued its action. Rohit Chaturvedi is currently working as Assistant Engineer in Project Division Mohangarh and was given the responsibility of inspection and maintenance of the main pipeline. During the investigation and proceedings, they not only threatened him but also warned him of beatings, despite this, Chaturvedi took action against 25 big water thieves in a single day. The action was carried out.
Water shortage in cities and rural areas due to water theft
It is because of these water thieves that there is water shortage in Barmer city and rural areas. Due to the connection of 2 to 4 mm water, a large amount of water was being given to the crops in the fields, due to which the water sent from Mohangarh was reaching the city and rural areas in inadequate form and this is the reason for the shortage of water. Thousands of families were facing problems.