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 esiphezulu kwezolimo esicele ukungadalulwa sikuqinisekisile ukushoda okuzayo.Isitokwe sombuso se-pendimethalin silinganiselwa kumalitha angama-400,000, esanele amahektha ayi-150,000 kuphela.
Ochwepheshe emkhakheni wezolimo bavumile ukuthi i-pendimethalin kumele isetshenziswe kungakapheli amahora angama-24 ngemuva kokuhlwanyela ngenxa yokusabalala kokhula ngendlela ye-DSR yokulima.
Umholi wokukhiqiza wenkampani ekhiqiza ama-herbicide uthe ezinye zezithako ezisetshenziswa ku-pendimethalin zingeniswa kwamanye amazwe, ngakho ukukhiqizwa kwalo mkhiqizo wamakhemikhali kuphazanyiswe 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 ozinze ePatiala ongumnikazi wempahla 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, inkampani idinga 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 bathuthukisa abalimi bakakolo ukuze banikeze inketho esheshayo nengabizi.Indawo elinywa kusetshenziswa indlela ye-DSR ingase ibe phezulu kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe yiziphathimandla.
Uthe: “Uhulumeni kumele aqinisekise ukutholakala kwemithi yokubulala ukhula eyanele futhi agweme ukwehla kwamandla emali nokuphindaphindeka ngezikhathi zesidingo esikhulu.”
Kodwa-ke izikhulu zomnyango wezolimo zithe abalimi akumele bavele bakhethe indlela ye-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 e-Patiala, uthe: “Naphezu kwezikhangiso nezixwayiso mayelana nokwenza noma cha, abalimi bayithakasele kakhulu i-DSR kodwa abayiqondi izinzuzo nezinkinga zobuchwepheshe.”
U-Sutantar Singh, umqondisi woMnyango Wezolimo Wezwe, uthe uMnyango ugcina ukuxhumana nezinkampani ezikhiqiza ukhula futhi abalimi ngeke babhekane nokushoda kwamahlathi e-pentamethylene.
Wathi: “Noma yiziphi izibulala-zinambuzane noma izibulala-khula ezakhayo zizobhekana ngokuqinile nokukhuphuka kwamanani nezinkinga eziphindaphindwayo.”