Groundwater

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday said that his government’s canal irrigation drive is transforming the Punjab’s agricultural landscape, boosting paddy productivity and reversing groundwater depletion, with the groundwater table rising by four metres. Calling canal water “desi ghee for Punjab’s crops,” he said that 18,000 cusecs of water was now reaching agricultural fields, supported by 14,000 kilometres of underground pipelines, with another 6,000 kilometres planned to extend the network. He said that the government’s mission was to bring canal water to every field, protect precious groundwater reserves and secure the future of Punjab’s farmers. Taking…