17 people have died due to mysterious illness from past few weeks in the village
Srinagar, Jan 19: The district administration Rajouri has ordered immediate sealing of spring (bawli) of village Budhal in Rajouri district after its water samples tested positive for some pesticides and insecticides.
The district administration has also passed strict direction to police station concerned for deploying security personnel round the clock at the spring so that the use of water of the spring shall be stopped completely. The administration has apprehensions that the tribal population of the village may collect the water from the spring stealthily.
“Whereas, the samples of water taken from the spring (Bawli) of village Badhal have been tested positive for some pesticides/insecticide. The said Bawli has been blocked by PHE (Jal Shakti) Division Rajouri and sealed by the Magistrate concerned. There is an apprehension that the tribal population of the village may collect the flowing water of this spring stealthily,” an order issued by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kotranka reads, a copy of which lies with Greater Kashmir.
“Therefore, Tehsidar Khawas shall ensure that no villager must use the water from this spring in any case. SHO Police Station Kandi is hereby directed to depute 02 to 03 security personnel round the clock at this Bawli so that the use of water of the said spring/Bawli may be stopped completely” the order further reads.
17 people have died due to mysterious illness from past few weeks in Budhal village of Rajouri district, causing fear among locals.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah Saturday ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team led by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to visit the Badhaal village of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to ascertain the causes of deaths in 3 incidents in the past six weeks.
The team will consist of experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Water Resources.
It will also be assisted by experts from animal husbandry, food safety and forensic science labs.
