Rgialosalbu's Anger Haled the Water's Course
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We have heard from our elders that the name of our village, Rgiayul, has two meanings: one is "The land of Rgialosalbu" and the other is derived from "Rgialfu" which in Balti means a "Large or vast area" . Rgialosalbu had a polo ground which still exists today, where he used to play polo with his team. As usual, one day while they were playing polo, the ball suddenly got lost towards a small settlement in Rgiayul called Spangthang. In Balti, Spangthang means a land of grassy, weedy, and greenery. This settlement still bears the same name. At that time, there was an abundance of irrigation water, making the entire area lush and green. Unfortunately, due to lacking irrigation water, this land has now turned into barren soil. When the ball got lost in that lush area, Rgialosalbu told the people there to find his ball, or else he would cause such harm that their generations would regret it. He threat-ened that he would curse the land, turning all the greenery and grassy areas into barren soil. The people did not take his warning seriously. Therefore, in anger, he placed a large rock at the source of the spring that supplied water to the entire region of Rgiayul, completely covering it. The place where he placed the rock is called "Zakz Chumik" in Balti, which literally means "Spring overflow water." Even today, the drinking water for the entire area comes from that overflow water, but ever since he covered the spring, there has been a scarcity of irrigation water in Rgiayul. Later, the local elders went to Rgialosalbu and asked him to release the water. He replied that he would not release the water for free and demanded a human sacrifice. None of the wealthy and cunning people of the area offered to go, but instead they presented a dumb person to him. However, the dumb person managed to escape, saving his life. Since no one else was willing to sacrifice, Rgialosalbu covered the water source again. As a result, the once lush and green village has turned into barren land, and due to the lack of irrigation, crops do not grow well. Although the spring is not visible now, if you go to the place and listen closely at ground level, you can still hear the sound of water flowing underneath. Recently, the irrigation and water management department con-ducted extensive surveys and attempted to extract the water, but all efforts have failed.
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