The farmers preparing for the day Punjab runs out of water

The farmers preparing for the day Punjab runs out of water

Narinder Tiwana was a teenager when his father first used a light motor to draw out groundwater for their fields in Punjab’s Patiala district. In a few years, however, the 3 horsepower motor pump was struggling. “So, we purchased a 5 hp motor,” the 51-year-old farmer from Dittupur village said. “When that motor failed, we bought a more powerful one.” But over the years, the water table kept dropping. Today, Tiwana said he uses 20-25 hp motor pum…