Transmission lines erected in fields, farmers demand relief

Karnal, June 16

Farmers under the banner of the BKU (Charuni) on Wednesday met the DC, demanding a compensation from the power corporation for erecting transmission lines in their fields for supply to sub-stations.

They said farmers should be given a permanent compensation as per the land value, not as per the crop loss. The farmers alleged that due to wires in fields, the value of their land decreases, resulting in losses.

Jagdeep Singh Aulkah, member, state core committee, BKU, said they had a meeting with the DC, in which they apprised him about their genuine comcern. “Farmers are compensated only for the crop loss that too just once, but they suffer a permanent loss due to high-tension wires in their fields,” he added.

Meanwhile, Rampal Chahal, senior BKU leader, said they stopped the corporation from erecting transmission wires in Indri and Assandh fields and would not allow it to do so until the compensation was delivered to the farmers. — TNS