All 10 blocks of Sangrur are in dark zone due to overexploitation of groundwater and things may take worse turn in near future as most sub-minors constructed to supply canal water have been dismantled by farmers and merged with their lands. The lack of required canal water has compelled farmers to increase the use of groundwater through tubewells.
Parminder Singh, a farmer from Kartarpura village, said, “Till around eight years back, a sub-minor had been supplying water to fields, but it has been encroached upon by area farmers. The government must look into the issue.”