Farmers warned against building pucca structures at Tikri

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Farmers warned against building pucca structures at Tikri

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The Bahadurgarh administration has warned the protesting farmers at Tikri not to build concrete huts and install submersible pumps on and along the national highway, failing which stern action may be taken against them.The warning was issued at a meeting between SDM Hitendra Sharma and a four-member delegation of farmer organisations from Punjab here on Monday. The farmers assured the administration that they will not build concrete huts and install submersible pumps, provided they be ensured the supply of adequate potable water and the round-the-clock deployment of fire-fighting vehicles at Tikri.‘Anti-corporate day’“At present, 25 tanks of water are being supplied at Tikri daily. The SDM has assured us of increasing the number to 50 tanks from tomorrow, besides the deployment of four fire-fighting vehicles to meet any emergency,” said Purushottam Singh Gill, a BKU (Lakhowal) leader. — TNS

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The Tribune

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2021-03-16

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Jhajjar