BENGALURU: Over 50 farmers from Burlahatti in Athani taluk, Belagavi, who've been running from pillar to submit looking for solution of the polluted ground water assets of their village, met Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) officials on Monday.
The farmers were wearing with them bottles of blackish water samples, which they mentioned were from their polluted wells and borewells and handed them to KSPCB officials to get them examined.
According to the farmers, a sugar factory of their neighbourhood is freeing its waste water into the defunct borewells on its premises, polluting the bottom water desk of the region. With water from their borewells turning darkish and being rendered undeserving for intake, the farmers at the moment are pressured to ferry water from Krishna river, 12km away, for family use.
They mentioned the problem has been festering since 2007 and their repeated representations to the government have long gone in useless.
Yogesh MD, one of the crucial farmers from the delegation, informed IdealNews he rides his bike to Krishna river thrice an afternoon to bring water for ingesting functions for his circle of relatives. “It’s summer season and we want extra ingesting water than different days. There are very much less cars or jeeps in our village and we have to rely on our motorbikes to bring water. What if any person falls in poor health at evening and demands large quantity of water? ” he mentioned.
Shivaji Mallappa Koth, another villager, mentioned they have got no option however to live in Burlihatti. “I’m around 60 years outdated and the place else I will cross? My neighbours assist me by way of bringing ingesting water on their motorbikes. What will have to I do when they don't seem to be there? I don’t know to journey motorbikes or pressure cars,” he mentioned.
Burlahatti village has around 600 families and its inhabitants is around 5,000. Most of villagers are dependent on agriculture for livelihood. “None of us have any selection resources of income. If our agricultural lands get destroyed by way of the polluted water, we will be able to best have to devote mass suicide,” mentioned Hanumantappa Marantappa.
An officer from Aigali police station, under which Burlahatti falls, mentioned the farmers have taken several delegations to govenrment officials, together with the local tahsildar and KSPCB’s district workplace. “They have been making plans to stage a protest, however we convinced them to discover all avenues to unravel the problem,” he added.
It is unpotable: KSPCB
KSPCB member-secretary Manjoj Kumar assured the villagers that their issue will probably be addressed at the earliest.
Speaking to TOI, Manoj Kumar mentioned, “The sugarcane factory has a new control for some years and we are hanging our absolute best efforts to settle the problem. After our intervention, the factory had agreed to offer ingesting water facility to probably the most villagers. Now, the power will probably be prolonged to all of the affected homes in the village too. Our tests showed that there's no chemical content in the waters of wells and borewells. But yes; the color of the water has changed and it's undeserving for ingesting,” he mentioned.
Manoj Kumar mentioned he's visiting Burlahatti to ascertain the location on March 17.
The farmers were wearing with them bottles of blackish water samples, which they mentioned were from their polluted wells and borewells and handed them to KSPCB officials to get them examined.
According to the farmers, a sugar factory of their neighbourhood is freeing its waste water into the defunct borewells on its premises, polluting the bottom water desk of the region. With water from their borewells turning darkish and being rendered undeserving for intake, the farmers at the moment are pressured to ferry water from Krishna river, 12km away, for family use.
They mentioned the problem has been festering since 2007 and their repeated representations to the government have long gone in useless.
Yogesh MD, one of the crucial farmers from the delegation, informed IdealNews he rides his bike to Krishna river thrice an afternoon to bring water for ingesting functions for his circle of relatives. “It’s summer season and we want extra ingesting water than different days. There are very much less cars or jeeps in our village and we have to rely on our motorbikes to bring water. What if any person falls in poor health at evening and demands large quantity of water? ” he mentioned.
Shivaji Mallappa Koth, another villager, mentioned they have got no option however to live in Burlihatti. “I’m around 60 years outdated and the place else I will cross? My neighbours assist me by way of bringing ingesting water on their motorbikes. What will have to I do when they don't seem to be there? I don’t know to journey motorbikes or pressure cars,” he mentioned.
Burlahatti village has around 600 families and its inhabitants is around 5,000. Most of villagers are dependent on agriculture for livelihood. “None of us have any selection resources of income. If our agricultural lands get destroyed by way of the polluted water, we will be able to best have to devote mass suicide,” mentioned Hanumantappa Marantappa.
An officer from Aigali police station, under which Burlahatti falls, mentioned the farmers have taken several delegations to govenrment officials, together with the local tahsildar and KSPCB’s district workplace. “They have been making plans to stage a protest, however we convinced them to discover all avenues to unravel the problem,” he added.
It is unpotable: KSPCB
KSPCB member-secretary Manjoj Kumar assured the villagers that their issue will probably be addressed at the earliest.
Speaking to TOI, Manoj Kumar mentioned, “The sugarcane factory has a new control for some years and we are hanging our absolute best efforts to settle the problem. After our intervention, the factory had agreed to offer ingesting water facility to probably the most villagers. Now, the power will probably be prolonged to all of the affected homes in the village too. Our tests showed that there's no chemical content in the waters of wells and borewells. But yes; the color of the water has changed and it's undeserving for ingesting,” he mentioned.
Manoj Kumar mentioned he's visiting Burlahatti to ascertain the location on March 17.
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