East Bardhaman: Kalna's Rice and Potato Fields Turn Dusty as Broken Tube Well Halts 300 Bighas of Cultivation, Farmers in Crisis
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Broken Tube Well Halts Kalna Farming: 300 Bighas Fallow, Farmers Face Crisis
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News18•05-03-2026, 13:50
Broken Tube Well Halts Kalna Farming: 300 Bighas Fallow, Farmers Face Crisis
•A single broken deep tube well has halted cultivation on nearly 300 bighas of land in Hosnara village, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman.
•Fields once used for potato and Boro paddy are now dusty and fallow due to severe irrigation water shortage.
•Farmers like Nur Mohammad Sheikh and Ashok Pal report significant losses, with Boro paddy cultivation stopped for five years and potato cultivation halted this season.
•Many farmers, who took loans and bought supplies, are now in severe financial crisis.
•Villagers demand immediate repair of the existing tube well or installation of a new one to restore farming.
