Farmers Movement Archive

Preparations on at protest sites to deal with rising temp in summer

BATHINDA: With temperature steadily rising, signalling the waning of the winter, the preparations have started to deal with the approaching summer at the farmer protest sites on the Delhi borders. The farmers have started taking fans or coolers to the protest sites and the preparations too have started for arrangements of cold water and putting up sheds to save protests from scorching sun. Some even have started making arrangements in the trolleys putting up at the protest sites to deal with rise in temperature. A shed is being erected in front of the stage of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), which have its pandal close to the pandal of Sanyukta Kisan Morcha on Singhu border. The stubble sheds are being put up at some places on the borders and the fans are being put up. Even the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee (DSGMC) has put up a tent for the comfort of the protesters waiting langar. It is 83 days into the agitation at Delhi borders after protesters had reached on November 26. The stir has continued through the hrash winter. “We have prepared shed of stubble which will remain cool during summer. These sheds will save farmers from scorching sun in coming days if the protest lingers on as seems possible. Efforts are also being made to make some cooling arrangements in the trolleys as during summer time these trolleys are expected to turn hot,” said activists Surinder Singh and Karnail Singh from Tikri border. KMSC activist Surinder Singh said, “Shed is being erected in front of the stage to save farmers from sun during day time when leaders address from the stage and protesters sit in front of the stage to listen to them.” “We have decided to take along desert cooler and fans when we will leave for Delhi border after the rail roko action on February 18. Though still the weather is pleasant, but we will be needing cooling arrangements in days to come,” said farmer Gurmukh Singh of Chhiniwal village in Barnala.

The Times of India

2021-02-18

Amritsar