Punjab irrigation

15 Sep

Canal Irrigation Coverage Reaches 80 Per Cent in Punjab, Pledges 100 Per Cent Saturation: CM Bhagwant Mann

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Sri Anandpur Sahib (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday once again made it clear that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s priority is Punjab and its people, while the Congress, BJP and Akali Dal remained locked in a fight for the chair. During the Lok Milni programme at Jindwari village in Sri Anandpur Sahib, he asserted that canal water had now reached 80% of Punjab’s fields, against just 22% before the AAP government, and vowed to take it to 100%. The Chief Minister also declared that Punjab needs to stay away from the BJP and Akali Dal…

08 Jun

Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal Inaugurates Irrigation Projects Worth Rs 13 Crore

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Water Resources and Soil & Water Conservation Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal today inaugurated irrigation projects worth Rs.13 crore at villages Manakmajra and Dehleez Khurd in Amargarh Assembly constituency. He was accompanied by MLA Prof. Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra. Addressing the gathering, the Cabinet Minister informed that these projects will bring canal water for the first time to more than 3832 acres of agricultural land in the region. He said, Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is committed to strengthening irrigation infrastructure and reducing dependence on groundwater, adding that the objective of the government is…