{"id":52643,"date":"2025-03-03T20:25:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/rajasthan-farmers-protest-against-water-diversion-to-pakistan-amid-local-shortages-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T20:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:55:32","slug":"rajasthan-farmers-protest-against-water-diversion-to-pakistan-amid-local-shortages-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/rajasthan-farmers-protest-against-water-diversion-to-pakistan-amid-local-shortages-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajasthan farmers protest against water diversion to Pakistan amid local shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan farmers are protesting against the diversion of water to Pakistan instead of their state, leading to local water shortages amid the crucial wheat cultivation season. The Hussainiwala headworks in Punjab are releasing excess surface water into Pakistan, contrary to the needs of Rajasthan farmers. Despite directives from the central government, 670 cusecs of water continue to be diverted to Pakistan, aggravating the situation. Harvinder Singh Gill, chairman of the Gang canal project, has confirmed this diversion of water, sparking frustration and anger among farmers in Rajasthan. The mismanagement of water resources has raised concerns about the impact on agricultural activities in the region. Rajasthan farmers are calling for immediate action to prioritize their water needs for wheat cultivation and address the local water scarcity issues. The ongoing protests highlight the urgency of resolving the water diversion issue and ensuring equitable distribution of resources to support agricultural activities in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan farmers are protesting against the diversion of water to Pakistan instead of their state, leading to local water shortages amid the crucial wheat cultivation season. The Hussainiwala headworks in Punjab are releasing excess surface water into Pakistan, contrary to the needs of Rajasthan farmers. Despite directives from the central government, 670 cusecs of water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/todays-bulletin\/\" rel=\"category tag\">TODAY'S BULLETIN<\/a>","tag_info":"TODAY'S BULLETIN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}