Chandigarh, Sep 3: Punjab government will import trenching
machines from Holland to solve the water logging problem affecting
over 80,000 acres of fertile land in the state, especially in the Malwa area.
The area under water logging was brought down from 1.04 lakh acres
to 80,000 acres by the state government, an official spokesman said here today.
The problem of water logging is acute in Muktsar and Fazilka districts
of the state.
"It is also posing health hazards as people under water logging
affected areas face the risk of contracting cancer," he said.
An order amounting to Rs 20 crore has been placed with Inter drain
company, Netherland (Holand) for purchase of four trenching machines
as well as lay the underground pipes for sub surface schemes, the
official said.
The machines will reach Punjab next month, he said.
An area of 12,882 acres in about 53 villages will be benefited from
the equipment, he added