Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Monday inaugurated irrigation projects worth Rs 13 crore in the Amargarh Assembly constituency. Addressing the gathering, the minister said these projects would bring canal water to more than 3,832 acres of agricultural land in the region for the first time.He emphasised that the government is committed to strengthening irrigation infrastructure and reducing dependence on groundwater, adding that the objective is t…
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Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Thursday reviewed the ongoing relining work of the Rajasthan Feeder Canal and directed officials to ensure the timely completion of the project. He said the canal passes through several villages and towns of Punjab, and its lining had deteriorated considerably due to its nearly six-decade-old structure.He said repeated breaches in the common bank of the Rajasthan Feeder and Sirhind Feeder canals in the past had posed a cons…