Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, June 16Farmers have demanded revival of canal irrigation system in the region to address depletion of groundwater in the state. Rattan Singh Randhawa, state general secretary, Jamhuri Kisan Sabha said, “The government is releasing less then 4,500 cusec water in the UBDC. It is pertinent to mention that following the shortage of canal water, farmers had ploughed canal minors and water channels in various villages. We need canal irrigation system back,” said Gulzar Singh, a farmer. The system can be revived with funds only.”As the canal irrigation system has collapsed in the region, farmers were installing borewells at 400 to 600 ft in the region.
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