Highlights
- Bhutan’s Finance Minister says that there is no interruption in the supply of water to 25 villages of Assam.
- Farmers in India and Bhutan have been using this channel since 1953, farmers have been cultivating paddy using irrigation water.
- Bhutan (Bhutan) has denied reports of water stoppage of 25 villages in Assam (Assam). Explaining this, it has been said that there has been no interruption in the supply of water from Bhutan to Assam. The Finance Minister of Bhutan said in his Facebook post that the flow of water from Bhutan to the Indian state of Assam continues for the locals. There is no obstruction in the means of irrigation here. According to Bhutan officials, our farmer friends in India are constantly being supplied with water from Daipham-Udalguri, Samrang-Bhangatar, Motonga-Bokajule and Samdrapongkhar.What was the matter?It is worth noting that earlier it was reported that Bhutan has stopped releasing channel water for irrigation near the border of India near Assam (Assam), causing thousands of farmers in 25 villages of the area to face water shortage. Used to be.
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Farmers have been using water since 1953
It is said that farmers also protested in this matter. They took to the streets to stop the water. Water flows through the man-made irrigation channel ‘dong’ to grow real paddy. Farmers in India and Bhutan have been using the channel since 1953. Since then, farmers in Assam’s Baksa and other districts have been cultivating paddy using irrigation water coming from Bhutan. It was being told that Bhutan’s move was a threat to the people of about 25 villages of Assam. These farmers demonstrated against the verdict.
Demonstrated about Bhutan’s move.
It is worth noting that along with the farmers of Baksa district of Assam, civil society people also demonstrated about Bhutan’s move. During this time, the road to Rongia and Bhutan was completely blocked by the protesters. All these people, after talking to the central government, appealed to find a solution to this issue. He says that the government should discuss this issue with Bhutan and find a solution.
Foreign citizens have been barred from entering Bhutan due to the corona virus. In such a situation, they go to the Jongkhar area on the Indo-Bhutan border and bring the water of the Kala River to the fields for irrigation. But they were denied water. In protest, farmers say that if all international protocols are followed, water can be pumped into the canal for irrigation.
