by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, SEPT 23
The Punjab Government has sought
Rs.350 crore from union government for the de-silting, relining and
rehabilitation of 152 km long Sakki Nullah running from Amritsar to Gurdaspur.
The state government has urged the center to approve this project and release
the grant earliest so that work could be initiated on this multi-dimensional
project. It was disclosed by Mr. Sohan Singh Thandal, Chief Parliamentary
Secretary, Irrigation in a press communiqué.
Mr. Thandal said that this Sakki
Nullah, which starts from Swailpur village near Dinanagar and goes up to Lodhi
Gujjar village in Rajasansi, creates much trouble during the rainy season. He
said that more than 76,000 acres of land get submerged every year, besides
affecting the lives of more than 1.25 lakh people of more than 500 villages. He
said that considering this problem, the state government has chalked out a
project of Rs.350 crore, which has been sent to the center government for its
approval.
He said that the Punjab Government in this financial year
has incurred Rs.511 crore out of total sanctioned amount of Rs.1200 crore for
the strengthening of rivers’ embankment. He further said that Rs.416 crore has
been spent for the cleanliness and de-silting of rivulets and minors. Mr.
Thandal said that the state government has chalked out a multi-dimensional
approach plan for improving the irrigation facilities in the Kandi, Bet and
Border areas of the state. He said that the Punjab Government has recently
reconstituted the advisory councils of these areas under the chairmanship of
Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal.
He said that the local MLAs have
been asked to monitor the ongoing irrigation development projects and to ensure
the timely completion. He said that the Irrigation Department had provided
sufficient canal water to the farmers to irrigate their fields despite deficit
rain.
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