BATHINDA: Farmer organisations BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangrash Committee (KMSC) have joined hands to jointly raise voice over saving water resources in Punjab from going into private hands and to oppose the industries in private sector, which are polluting water by releasing affluent to be mixed in ground water.
The farmer groups have decided to hold sit-ins for five days from July 21 to July 25 at nine places in Punjab.
They allege that under World Bank funded schemes, the rights of water distribution are being handed over to private players as projects have been allotted for Ludhiana and Amritsar wherein World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved the loan of Rs 2,190 crore while Rs 657 crore will be provided by state government in the name to ensure quality drinking water and minimise water losses in these two cities.
