Punjab's Hoshiarpur Bhangi choe to be developed on pattern of Patiala's Badi, Chhoti Nadi
Chandigarh, March 31: Punjab Water Resources Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa directed the officials of the department to ensure the quality and timely completion of all ongoing projects in the state. He also asked them to prepare a project for the renovation and rejuvenation of Bhangi Choe in the Hoshiarpur city on the pattern of Badi and Chhoti Nadi of Patiala.
Chairing a meeting of Water Resources Department officials at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Sector-26, the Cabinet Minister asked the department to maintain transparency at any cost. The order comes in line with the policy of the Punjab Government as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had promised to give a clean, honest and transparent government to the people of the state.
The Punjab minister also directed that the families of workers who died during the construction of Dams shall be rehabilitated on priority by giving a government job, if not done so far.
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Keeping in view the onset of monsoon, Bram Shanker Jimpa instructed the officers to complete flood protection works before the rainy season. The cabinet minister will also chair a review meeting on the matter soon. He further asked the department to brief the progress of works executed in any area to the local MLAs.
Welcoming the Minister, Additional Chief Secretary Water Resources Sarvjit Singh apprised him of the key activities, initiatives & statistics of the department. He specifically briefed the minister about the construction of Shahpur Kandi Barrage, Relining of Rajasthan Feeder, Sirhind Feeder, Kandi Canal and Lahore Branch of UBDC, besides the Ground Water and Surface Water scenario of Punjab.
The Cabinet Minister also stressed that a policy should be formulated to encourage the industry in the area where water is easily available. Sarvjit Singh apprised the Minister that Punjab Government has already formed the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA) for the rational use of the available water.
Lauding the efforts being put up by the engineers of the Department in achieving various targets and the completion of ongoing projects, Jimpa stressed that all the projects shall be completed in a stipulated time frame so that the benefits of these projects shall pass on to the public and quality must not be compromised at any cost during the execution of the works.
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-PTC News
