The study recommends: “Satellite data-based study must be conducted every year to understand sediment transport. The river water flow velocity should also be studied at a regular interval using sensors to help model sediment deposits.
The massive floods in Punjab in July destroyed the paddy crops of hundreds of farmers. Months later, the eroded sand from the Sutlej River is yet to be cleared from many fields and sowing the wheat crop seems like an impossible dream.
AAP govt had promised to resolve farmer issues within a year; that hope is fading as instances grow of clashes between farmer unions protesting for MSP, flood relief, and Mann govt