Farmers Demand Renovation of Sitasagar

Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta

Paralakhemundi-An extraordinary innovations by Parala Maharaja Srikrushna Chandra Gajapati who excavated various sagars like Ramsagar, Sitasagar & others. Those were helpful for better irrigations too for those ayacut farmers. Time was ripe where undivided Ganjam district was famous for paddy procurement with other kharif crops like sugarcane,groundnuts & dal crops including vegetables too. Those are supported filaments from these 2 named sagars where border Andhrapradesh vegetables too supplied.

Days gradually faded & renovation & sustainability of those sagars under jinx to support for irrigations. Not to tell about restoration & preservation of water on summer rather weeding surrounded even doubtful to locate exact maps physically those 2 sagars.

Now under Minor Irrigation Department those water feeders lying but no captive marked till now for renovations. Only target to show on pen & paper not left on expenditure but practically no quality improvement seen. Nearest border at Andhrapradesh where catchment areas of Mahendratanaya river well utilized where our vegetables vendors depend on Andhrapradesh vegetables farmers.

So need to excavate Sitasagar & Ramsagar are a prime issue. Neither fisheries community nor farmers feel captive resources. Hardly to get exact expenditure so far of those 2 water resources even on by RTI.

So need to state level enquiry is Imminent what local farmers feel. Rather those farmers association dare to campaign on mass strike on coming days if no solution as remedy found.