Punjab Government Makes Major Strides in Delivering Canal Water to Fields, Completes 24-Kilometer Stretch of Second Patiala Feeder in Record Time
– Water Resources Minister Barinder Goyal inaugurates the 24-kilometer section of the Second Patiala Feeder, completed at a cost of ₹36 crore.
– Capacity of the Second Patiala Feeder increased from 900 cusecs to 1617 cusecs: Water Resources Minister.
– Work estimated to cost ₹42 crore completed for ₹36 crore.
– Approximately 4 lakh acres of land in Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, and Mansa districts to receive canal water due to the completion of the Patiala Second Feeder Canal: Barinder Goyal.
– Says canal water usage increased from 68 percent to 84 percent, will soon reach 100 percent.
Patiala, February 7
The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, today took a major step towards providing canal water to farmers. The government has completed a 24-kilometer stretch of the Second Patiala Feeder Canal in record time (just over a month), benefiting farmers in the four districts of Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, and Mansa. Water Resources Minister Barinder Goyal inaugurated the completed (lining/rehabilitation) work of the Second Patiala Feeder Canal at Jorepul here today.
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Addressing the gathering, Water Resources Minister Barinder Goyal said that with the completion of this canal, approximately 4 lakh acres of land in 10 blocks of Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, and Mansa districts will now receive 1617 cusecs of water, compared to the 900 cusecs they received earlier. He said that this work, which was estimated to cost ₹42 crore, has been completed by the honest government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for just ₹36 crore. He said that while previous governments used to take years to complete projects that could be done in days and inflated the costs manifold, the Punjab government led by S. Bhagwant Singh Mann has completed work that would have taken years in just over a month and saved ₹6 crore compared to the estimated cost, fulfilling the hopes of the people of the state.
During an informal interaction with reporters, Barinder Goyal, Minister of Water Resources, Mining and Geology, and Land and Water Conservation Departments, said that in several areas of the state where canal water has not been available for the last 40 years, the farmer-friendly government has provided water within a few months. He said that the Punjab government is strengthening the backbone of the state’s economy, which is agriculture.
He said that earlier we used to utilize about 68 percent of the water received from the dams, and 38 percent of the water was going to waste. In the last three years, our government has brought 84 percent of this water into use, and in the coming time, it will be made 100 percent. He said that using canal water raises the ground water level, so farmers should use canal water as much as possible because the crops grown with it are healthy and also save electricity consumption.
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On this occasion, MLA from Payal Manjinder Singh Giaspura, MLA from Amargarh Prof. Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra and MLA from Nabha Gurdev Singh Dev Mann, Chairman of District Planning Committee Malerkotla Sakib Ali Raja, Irrigation Department’s Superintending Engineer Sukhjit Singh Bhullar, Lehal Division’s Executive Engineer Kirandeep Kaur, SDOs Ashish Kumar and Gurpreet Singh and other officials were also present.
