Punjab Newsline, Sri Anandpur Sahib/Chandigarh, November 29-
Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains today laid foundation stone of Punjab's largest lift irrigation scheme to bring canal water for irrigation in the villages of Changar region, a semi-mountainous area under the Sri Anandpur Sahib Assembly Constituency. The foundation stone for this Rs.90-CR project was laid in Samlah village, considered as the capital of Changar region.
Addressing the gathering, Bains said, when he first came to this area, he had a deep desire to resolve the water scarcity issue in Changar villages, when God would grant him the strength. He expressed immense happiness that his heartfelt wish has been fulfilled. He said that after obtaining permissions from 23 departments and the union government, work on this project could finally commence. He mentioned that obtaining union government approval had already taken more than a year and a half.
Bains said that through 10 pump sets, agricultural land spanning approximately 3,300 acres in the Changar region would receive irrigation water. He committed to completing the project within six months.