Tribune News Service
Jhajjar, February 28
In view of the poor sanitary conditions at the Tikri border, Punjab farmers have constructed toilets near their camp site with the help of plumbers brought from their villages. Submersible pumps have been installed to meet water requirement. To store water, they have brought plastic tanks.
The need for constructing toilets arose after the local authorities lifted several mobile toilets from the protest site following the January 26 tractor parade. As a result, farmers had started defecating in nearby fields, causing insanitary conditions, said Gurnail Singh from Sangrur.
Insanitary conditions
The need for constructing toilets arose after the local authorities lifted mobile toilets following the January 26 tractor parade. As a result, farmers had started defecating in nearby fields, leading to insanitary conditions. —Gurmail Singh, Sangrur farmer
Avtar Singh, a farmer from Bathinda, said: “Protesters had earlier dug a pit and covered it with iron sheets. The pit stinks, forcing us to construct toilets.”
Lakhvinder Singh from Muktsar said, “Farmers are in for a long haul. We have realised that the agitation would last a year or two. So we need to make arrangements for our long stay here. Women and elderly persons were facing problems in relieving themselves. With toilets constructed, they will have no problem now.”
Jaspreet Singh, another farmer, said farmers would not return home without getting the three farm laws repealed. “We are planning to bring our cattle at the Tikri border for meeting the demand for milk,” he added.
Protesting farmers construct toilets at Tikri border
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