Ending a 40-year irrigation drought in Punjab’s Kandi belt, the state government has reestablished canal water supply to farms at the tail-end, providing relief to farmers in the hilly and drought-affected region.
A Rs 238.90 crore renovation of the Kandi Canal system has facilitated irrigation for 433 villages, covering 1.25 lakh acres of agricultural land in the Kandi area, significantly improving the state’s irrigation scenario.
Water Resources and Soil and Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal emphasized the government’s commitment to irrigation revival, with an investment of over Rs 4,557 crore from 2022 to 2025, a substantial increase compared to the previous administration’s expenditure.
