Punjab Minister Rakhra Says: Haryana Is Creating Hurdles For The Hansi-Butana Canal Of Patiala

The residents of Patiala and the Hansi-Butana canal is still living with the fear of floods in spite of exuberant and resplendent facts that the competent state government is working to clear the Ghaggar’s stretch for smooth water flow during monsoons. The Haryana’s concrete wall and the 98% monsoon predictions are truly appreciable.

Surjit Singh Rakhra, Punjab minister raised the issue of Hansi-Butana and accused Haryana for trying to create interruptions in the process of ensuring safe water flow from Patiala, Punjab. The canal is a part of Haryana and is the cause of the argument between the states. The villagers dwelling in the stretch of Punjab is living in fear of flood as there the irrigation department of Haryana have raised a wall in order to save their villagers from the flood of the Ghaggar.

Punjab’s Panchayat Minister and rural development minister Surjit Singh Rakhra blamed Haryana for the accused mess and said that each and every state are bound with the duties to save the people’s interest of their state but Haryana has raised a trap to cause death to the Punjab’s people in order to save their people. He assured to work on the situation and will save the resident from the floods of Ghaggar at any cost.

GK Singh, DC to Patiala said to the tribune that their administration is working over the matter and is sure to finish the work prior to 30^th June and sufficient funds have also been collected to complete the project. He also added to ensure clear everything from their end so as to minimize the loss to the fullest even if the wall obstructs the spreading of water.

“I have been a witness to 4 floods, which have caused damage and currently with this toe wall, there can only be additional harm,” stated septuagenarian Ghaan Singh.

“We have witnessed assurances over the last decade, however nothing has been fulfilled,” he said.

“We are spending hoards of funds to clear river Ghaggar to make sure its smooth flow, but the solid wall raised by Haryana will definitely hinder the sheet extend in case of flood, thereby causing floods in our part of the state of Punjab. As the issue is already legal, there is nothing much that we can carry out,” claimed Chief Engineer (Canals) Amarjeet Singh Dullat.

“We can just clean the said river at our end and ensure the water flows in a free manner, however if the flow is ahead of control, some harm is inevitable,” he stated.