Rajasthan farmers protest against water diversion to Pakistan amid local shortages
With more surface water available for agriculture in Punjab, excess water from the Hussainiwala headworks is being released into Pakistan rather than to Rajasthan, causing frustration among Rajasthan farmers who need it for wheat cultivation. Despite central government directives, 670 cusecs of water are being diverted to Pakistan, as confirmed by Gang canal project chairman Harvinder Singh Gill.
With more surface water available for agriculture in Punjab, excess water from the Hussainiwala headworks is being released into Pakistan rather than to Rajasthan, causing frustration among Rajasthan farmers who need it for wheat cultivation. Despite central government directives, 670 cusecs of water are being diverted to Pakistan, as confirmed by Gang canal project chairman Harvinder Singh Gill.
