The continuous rise in the price of diesel and increase in the price of spare parts of rig have affected the borewell rig operators.
The price hike of diesel will be an additional burden on people sinking borewells to meet the water scarcity.
District Borewell Rig Operators’ Association President Purushotham said the cost to sink borewell is all set to increase.
For the last three days, the borewell sinking operation has been suspended to bring the issue to the notice of the government.
In spite of continous increase in the diesel price, the rigging cost was not revised.
The maintenance of rig too has become expensive.
One rig machine will have 20 to 30 labourers to work.
“If we fail to rise the rigging cost, a situation might wherein we may not be able to sink borewells,” he cautioned.
He appealed to the public and farmers to cooperate.
As we engage in water supply to support agriculture activities, the government should bring rigging industry out of the purview of GST.”