Episode no.137
This interview with Harbans Singh Zira was published on 2 January 2023. In this interview, some members of village Mahiyawala were present, whose milch animals have died due to pollution from Zeera Liquor factory. Harbans Singh told his story that many people in the village are suffering from liver diseases, skin diseases and animals are dying due to diseases. He said that the dirty smoke coming out of the factory falls on the fodder of the animals sown in the fields. Due to which animals eat that fodder and get sick and die. He said that according to the doctors’ investigations, the ash of the factory falling on the fodder of the animals, which is blown by the wind and falls on the fields, is the reason for the death of the animals. He said that the animals had become so sick that the doctors had forbidden the family to drink their milk. Along with this, by reverse boring in the factory, the discharge of the factory is sent to the ground water. People have also become victims of life-threatening diseases due to drinking such dirty water. Telling their problems and ailments, the villagers said that this factory should be closed in all circumstances. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party is performing worse than the previous government. Telling about the lathicharge on the protestors, he said that the government is also in favor of the factory owner. Finally, he appealed to the government to close this factory as soon as possible.
~kulwinder kaur bajwa