Breach in canal near Sirsa village, crops on 250 acres damaged

The Nohar Feeder Canal near Dhukra village in Nathusari Chopta block of Sirsa district, which flows towards Rajasthan, witnessed a breach due to which around 250 acres of cotton and paddy crops were submerged. The flooding has also affected approximately 50 tube wells and farmhouses, causing significant damage to standing crops and resulting in losses worth lakhs of rupees for the farmers. The breach in the canal is around 70 feet wide.

Farmers stated that the canal water had been overflowing for the past three-four days and they had informed Irrigation Department officials, but no action was taken to reduce the water flow.

The canal eventually broke near Dhukra village at midnight, flooding the fields with water and destroying the crops that were ready for harvest.

Farmers like Prahlad, Vinod, Bansilal, Mahaveer, Rajesh, Madan and Subhash shared that their fields were located near the canal and suffered the most damage. They mentioned that paddy and cotton crops on about 250 acres are completely submerged, rendering their efforts and investments for the entire year futile.

They also highlighted that alongside crops, tube wells and houses in the fields were submerged too.