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- Due to salinity in Rankantha area, the roof life of the building is only 10 years
- Elsewhere the roof life of houses is 25 years
There are more than 60 thatched houses in various areas of Patdi in Surendranagar district, whose walls have sprouted barrels. As the roots of these casks have spread deep into the ground, the lifespan of the houses has reduced alarmingly. On the other hand, due to the salinity of Rankantha, the lifespan of the roof of the building has been revealed to be only 10 years.
The taproot roots spread up to 500 meters into the soil
In the Patdi village of Surendranagar district, when an old house is demolished and the foundation is dug, the roots of the barrel are definitely found when digging the foundation. Because the roots of the house which has grown on the wall of the house spread through the wall of the house for approximately 500 to 700 meters in the ground. Hence these casks cause damage to the original house as well as other houses.
There were huge cracks on the walls of the houses
There are more than 60 mud houses in different areas of Patdi, which have barrels growing on their walls. In which in more than 40 houses, huge cracks are seen on the walls of the houses due to the barrel. Regarding this, Tilleshbhai Adhyaru of Patdi says that if you cut the pipals growing on the walls, they will grow again in a few days. Due to which the walls start falling due to cracks in the walls. On the other hand, in other taluks of Surendranagar district, the lifespan of the roof of houses is 25 years, while in Rankantha it is only 10 years. Due to the salinity of Rankantha, the lifespan of the roof of the building is only 10 years. After that, rain water dripping from the roof in monsoon, people start to apply china mojak or chemical on the roof.
Old Mamlatdar office dilapidated in 10 years
Within 10 years of becoming the old Mamlatdar office near Patdi Char Road, China mojak was installed on the roof, which started to see monsoon water falling from the roof, and some time ago, the Mamlatdar office was shifted to the new Taluka Seva Sadan, which was becoming dilapidated. Currently, a temporary bus stand has been constructed in this old Mamlatdar office.
It is believed that the cask is the abode of Lord Vishnu and during festivals women worship the cask and circumambulate it. Hence, women hesitate to cut or trim the clumps of pipala growing on the wall and its roots spread deep.
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The entire post office has become extremely dilapidated with huge cracks in the walls of the old post office on the way from Patdi Panchhatdi to Darbari Chowk. Therefore, the post office was also immediately shifted to Jean Road. While there are numerous houses in the main market and Panchhatdi area where there are kegs outside the house on the main road.
