Jodhpur, Nov 09: Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the state government demanding reply by November 12 on a public interest petition by some sarpachas of Jodhpur district for removal of anicuts, wells and tubewell catchment areas of the Jaswant Sagar dam here. A division bench of the court consisting of the Chief Justice Anil Deo Singh and Justice K K Acharya issued the notice yesterday.
Thirteen sarpanchas and public representatives of the Bilara Tehsil said in the PIL that the dam, constructed by the then Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, provided drinking water to 13 villages and irrigation facilities to thirteen thousand bighas of land and maintained water levels of wells situated around thirty miles from the dam.
Bureau Report