Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Jhajjar, February 11
Punjab farmers have developed a park over 200 yards at Tikri-Bahadurgarh border by lifting garbage, levelling the surface by earth filling, sowing plants, placing some benches, kots and center tables besides setting up a guest room there.
The park has been barricaded with the help of tied-up bamboo sticks.
Significantly, they have also installed five CCTV cameras in the area with an intention to keep a tab on anti-social elements and to protect their belongings from thieves. The park is being used by protesting farmers to discuss the prevailing situation of the ongoing agitation while guests coming here from Punjab use the room to stay.
“Heaps of garbage were lying at the site and foul smell emanating from the garbage irritated those staying nearby, hence people of our village decided to clean the site and to develop a park so that farmers could feel relaxed here hence this park has been given the name of ‘Sanjhi Chhat’ as it is for everyone,” said Gurcharan Singh, a farmer from Manuke Gill village (Moga), adding that they had also been organising a langar near the park for the past two months.
Labh Singh, another farmer, maintained they lifted the garbage through tractor-trailers and then did earth-filling and levelled the surface. Plants were sown and flower pots were bought to give the site a shape of park. Benches were arranged and chairs were brought here from Punjab. A makeshift room at the park had become a centre of attraction. It was used for making stay arrangements for guests coming from Punjab, he added.
“Different groups of farmers staying at other places at the border daily used to come to the park to talk about the ongoing situation with us. We are also providing Wi-Fi facility to the farmers. They can be seen using cell phones while sitting at the park,” said Mandeep Singh Gill, another farmer, adding that such sorts of facilities were must to make the long haul at the protest site bearable.
