Summary:
Rajkot: Scarcity of water for irrigation has forced many farmers in Amreli to use sewage water to cultivate over 2,000 bigha land. However, when he failed to get bank loan for it, he decided to use sewage water from the nearby drain. In one such case, of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal in 2014 had ordered that crops grown using sewage water be destroyed. Kanu Sagad, who has a farm nearby Zakuda’s has also started using sewage water in his 60-bigha land. The water stored in the pit is pumped into the farm using a diesel pump.“I am able to reap four crops a year using the sewage water which also gives better yield..