KARIMNAGAR: Forty two year old Pochampalli Kistaiah, a farmer of Bhoopathipur in Sultanabad mandal, has five acres of land on which he cultivates paddy and cotton. Recently, he got a new bore well dug in his field as ground water had started depleting and he had no other source of irrigation for his field. He struggled to sow seeds and bought fertilizers on credit.
All his efforts are likely to turn futile as power supply has gone awry due to the ongoing Sakala Janula Samme. Yet, Kistaiah is least bothered as he feels that his suffering is nothing when compared to that of the people of Telangana. Working on his cotton field on a sunny afternoon, Kistaiah pointed to the pump set and said, "The Godavari flows through my district but I have to depend on a bore well and erratic power supply to irrigate my crop. If Telangana comes into being, I will not only get rid of that pump set but also ensure good future for my children as I believe jobs will be easier to get in a separate state."Kistaiah, who has been actively participating in the movement for a separate state, has a family of five. While he works on the field along with his wife Bhoomakka, their two daughters study at at a degree college and their only son is at school studying Class X.
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