DC orders not to use water from Baje Dam for agricultural purposes
Udupi: Deputy Commissioners order to farmers not to use water from Baje Dam for agricultural purposes will ruin the lives of farmers said Udupi District Agriculturists Association.
The order has left the farmers in crisis as the farmers are dependent on water from the Baje dam. The order is passed without holding any discussion or assessing the impact
Farmers were utilising the water even before the dam was constructed, CMC has failed to propose any improvements as the population has kept on increasing. The silt keeps on rising while the water storage in the dam is declining.
The farmers are dependent on the Swarna river water as there is no other source. Farmers have borrowed loan from financial institutions worth rupees 1.07 crore. The order passed by the deputy commissioner will destroy the efforts of farmers. Farmers have to pay for the sins of Udupi CMC for not having effectively tackled the problem of drinking water which has put the pressure on the common people.
Preaident of Udupi Agriculturists Association Ramakrishna Sharma, General Secretary Shrinivas Bhat Kudi and others were present.
