Harish K Monga
FEROZEPUR : "To
cope up with the shortage of power in Punjab, the Punjab irrigation
department would spend Rs.2285 crore on Shahpur Kandi Project which will
produce 206 MW power", said Janmeja Singh Sekhon while speaking to the
media persons.
Sekhon said, the tender work of this project would be completed
within a month and besides the repair work of bandhs along with the
border area would also be done at a cost of Rs.150 crore to avoid the
chances of floods.
He further said, in Maur area of Punjab, the
irrigation department has started the work in Ghuman Rajbaha at a cost
of Rs.20 crores to meet the scarcity of water.
In reply to the
question about Rajasthan Feeder and Sirhind Feeder Canal, he said, in
2013, both these canals would be renovated at a cost of Rs.1500 crore
which will help the farmers to meet the problem of seepage since long
Punjab Govt. to spend Rs.2285 crore on Shahpur Kandi Project to generate 206 MW power: Sekhon
