Four Patiala villages get canal water after 50 years

Residents of four villages of the Samana constituency – Lallauchi, Fatehmajri, Achral Kalan, and Achral Khurd – rejoiced as their fields received canal water supply for irrigation after nearly 50 years.

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Water channels have been concretized at a cost of about Rs 1.27 crore to irrigate approximately 1,100 acres, which will significantly help in saving groundwater.

MLA Chetan Singh Jawaramajra, while inaugurating the concretization of Nawada Rajwaha, stated that the state government has taken a major initiative to save groundwater.

He further said due to the incompetence of previous governments, the canal channels had come under illegal encroachment, and the use of Punjab’s canal water for irrigation had significantly reduced.

The MLA added under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan, Punjab has started using about 80 per cent of its share of canal water, which will not only save groundwater but also electricity due to reduced motor usage.