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| With ceasefire on ground people living near LoC in Uri find environment calm | | | 
S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA (Uri), June 7: Past three months and fourteen days have rekindled peace, harmony and joy among the residents that live along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, since there is a ceasefire on the ground.
The breakthrough means a chance to live and hope again for good results of peace and harmony in the near future, as people have engaged themselves in different works that are related to the Agri-Horticulture industry.
Despite the fact that every house, every structure, and every to and fro movement is under scrutiny by the security forces and still after people are living in peace with each passing day, at present the situation is relatively calm now and villagers are hoping that the coming months will also pass peacefully, said Nisar Ahmad of Uri.
He said that according to his understanding it is for the first time in about five to six years that the LoC has been silent which bodes well for the future that is what we hope. Another resident from Udoosa village that is very close to LoC said that these days farmers are preparing their paddy land by using a plow with dwarf hill cattle.
Sharing his experience he said that the fields are irrigated with plowings if dry and then leveled with the help of tooth harrow till the soil becomes soft and muddy and it all depends upon the topography.
Good harvest is an index of peace and stability in the region; we cultivate our lands immemorial for food and fodder purposes, adding a group of farmers from different villages; most families in the region are entirely dependent upon agriculture. As they do not have any other source of income, most farmers cultivate paddy, which serves also as a cash crop.
The farmers work in their agriculture fields from April to September. The sowing season is also beneficial for the domestic animals as the people cut the grass in their fields and it serves as fodder for their animals especially in the winter season, explains Bashir Khan of Salamabad.
He further said that the sowing season has started across Kashmir valley amid the corona virus lockdown. The sowing season in Kashmir usually starts in the month of April and the harvest takes place in September. In the month of April, farmers prepare the fields before sowing the seeds. The preparation involves, especially for rice sowing, the ploughing of land, removing of weeds, and pumping of water into the soil and other works.
He said, “Yes one thing is very sure that if the farmers can’t sow the seeds at the proper time, it will disrupt the whole agricultural process, and it is only possible if peace prevails for a long time.”
Nasreen Akhter from Salamabad Uri said that everybody wants peace, prosperity, joy and happiness, but it is only possible when borders remains cool and calm and that is being witnessed today as recently the two nuclear countries of Asia, India and Pakistan have observed ceasefire agreement (CF).
She said that the trade between the two countries has come to standstill in the past due to some unavoidable reasons. |
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