Sri Amritsar Sahib, June 14, 2019: The Sikh Youth of Punjab took sharp note of the misleading publicity about the plunder of the waters of Punjab by Captain Amarinder Singh that "surplus water was being discharged as a precautionary measure to prevent flooding in the areas along the Sutlej and Beas."
Water from Harike was released towards Pakistan in the last days.
SYP president Paramjit Singh Mand questioned Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh if the water in the rivers of Punjab was surplus then at this time when the paddy sowing is at its peak and when the demand of water is maximum, Why canals in Punjab are without water? Why farmers are being forced to extract groundwater through costly tubewells due to which groundwater table is lowering and causing a situation like scarcity of water at Government Medical College Amritsar where tube wells defunct.
Due to the loot of the waters, today state is on the brink of destruction and is leading towards desertification. A lot many areas of Punjab has been declared as 'Dry zones' due to the continuous expansion of groundwater by farmers for agricultural purposes said, Mand''.
Taking a jibe at Sukhpal Singh Khaira he said such politicians remain silent on the point that Punjab river water is also being looted by Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi simultaneously.
He clearified the situation that Punjab needs 450 LAF of water to fulfil its demand, whereas state is currently utilizing only 152 LAF of Punjab river water and is evacuating about 200 LAF of water from the ground whereas to be in equilibrium in nature Punjab can only extract 80 LAF of water from the soil.
He appealed to the people of Punjab to consider thinking against the looting of river waters and misuse of groundwater to save Punjab from barren devastation.