The farmers whose land is situated near a lake across the barbed wire fencing at Sadiqi Joint Check Post (JCP) in the Fazilka sector allege the water of the lake is damaging their crops due to the flow of contaminated water from the Pakistani side.

The Pakistani territory begins on the other side of the lake. But the land under water falls into the Indian side. “The inflow of polluted water from Pakistan has started damaging the crops on the Indian side. Our land has started turning barren,” said Dr Jeet Singh and Babir Singh, local farmers.