Ngenxa yokushoda okukhulu kwezisebenzi esifundazweni, njengoba abalimi beshintshela ekutshaleni irayisi lembewu eqondile (i-DSR), i-Punjab kufanele ibeke izibulala-magciwane zangaphambi kokuvela (njenge-chrysanthemum).
Iziphathimandla zibikezela ukuthi indawo engaphansi kwe-DSR izokhula izikhathi eziyisithupha kulo nyaka, ifinyelele cishe kumahektha ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3-3.5.Ngo-2019, abalimi batshale amahektha ayi-50,000 kuphela ngendlela ye-DSR.
Isikhulu eMnyangweni wezoLimo esicele ukungadalulwa sikuqinisekisile ukushoda okukhona.Umbuso unamalitha alinganiselwa ku-400,000 e-pendimethalin, eyanele amahektha ayi-150,000 kuphela.
Ochwepheshe emkhakheni wezolimo bavumile ukuthi ngenxa yokukhula okuphezulu kokhula ekulimeni kwe-DSR, i-pendimethalin kufanele isetshenziswe kungakapheli amahora angama-24 ngemuva kokuhlwanyela.
Umholi wokukhiqiza wenkampani ekhiqiza ama-herbicide uthe ezinye zezithako ezisetshenziswa ku-pendimethalin bezingeniswa kwamanye amazwe, ngakho ukukhiqizwa komkhiqizo wamakhemikhali kuthintwa ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19.
Wengeze wathi: “Ngaphezu kwalokho, akekho owayelindele ukuthi isidingo se-pendimethalin sikhuphuke size kuleli zinga ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala zalo nyaka.”
UBalwinder Kapoor, umdayisi wasePatiala ongumnikazi wendawo yamakhemikhali, uthe: “Abathengisi abawafaki ama-oda amakhulu ngoba uma abalimi bethola le ndlela inzima kakhulu, umkhiqizo ungase ungadayiswa.Inkampani futhi iyakuqaphela ukukhiqizwa kwekhemikhali ngobuningi.Isimo sengqondo.Lokhu kungaqiniseki kuphazamisa ukukhiqizwa nokuhlinzeka. ”
“Manje, izinkampani zidinga ukukhokhelwa kusengaphambili.Ngaphambilini, bebezovumela isikhathi sesikweletu sezinsuku ezingama-90.Abathengisi abanayo imali futhi ukungaqiniseki kuseduze, ngakho bayanqaba ukufaka ama-oda,” kusho uKapoor.
UNobhala Wezwe we-Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) eRajwal State u-Onkar Singh Agaul uthe: “Ngenxa yokuntuleka kwabasebenzi, abalimi basebenzise indlela ye-DSR ngentshiseko.Abalimi kanye nemboni yokulima yendawo bashintsha abalimi bakakolo ukuze banikeze inketho esheshayo neshibhile.Indawo etshalwe kusetshenziswa indlela ye-DSR ingase ibe phezulu kakhulu kunaleyo iziphathimandla ezilindele.
Uthe: “Uhulumeni kumele aqinisekise ukutholakala kwemithi yokubulala ukhula eyanele futhi agweme ukwehla kwamandla emali nokuphindaphindeka ngezikhathi zesidingo esikhulu.”
Nokho, izikhulu zomnyango wezolimo zithe abalimi akumele bangazikhetheli izindlela ze-DSR.
“Abalimi kumele bafune isiqondiso sochwepheshe ngaphambi kokusebenzisa indlela ye-DSR, ngoba ubuchwepheshe budinga amakhono ahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukukhetha indawo efanele, ukusebenzisa imithi yokubulala ukhula ngokuhlakanipha, isikhathi sokutshala nezindlela zokunisela,” kuxwayisa isikhulu soMnyango Wezolimo.
U-SS Walia, oyiChief Agricultural Officer yase-Patiala, uthe: “Naphezu kwezikhangisi nezixwayiso mayelana nokuthi ungakwenzi futhi ungakwenzi, abalimi bayithakasele kakhulu i-DSR kodwa abayiqondi izinzuzo nezinkinga zobuchwepheshe.”
Umqondisi woMnyango Wezolimo Wezwe u-Sutantar Singh (uSutantar Singh) uthe umnyango ugcina ukuxhumana nezinkampani ezikhiqiza ukhula futhi abalimi ngeke babhekane nokushoda kwehlathi le-pentamethylene.
Wathi: “Noma iziphi izibulala-zinambuzane noma izibulala-khula eku-ing, zizobhekana ngokuqinile nokukhuphuka kwamanani nezinkinga eziphindaphindwayo.”