Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
A few meters of PVC pipes, plastic jars and clay pots are all one needs to implement System Of Water For Agricultural Rejuvenation (SWAR). It costs Rs 300 per plant in an orchard of 200 plants.