Punjab and Water Conservation, Technical Education Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh on Friday laid foundation stone of a project, which would provide round the year flow of treated water for Irrigation purposes for 2,264 acres Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture land on its completion at a cost of Rs 11.10 crore.
Kickstarting the construction of Soil and Water Conservation Departments project at Piplanwali village, Rana Gurjeet said that the project would cater to irrigation needs of seven villages with proper utilization of treated waste water of Hoshiarpur city through underground pipeline systems.
The treated water from a Sewage Treatment Plant of MBBR technology having a capacity of 30 MLD would further supply to seven villages namely Piplanwala, Purheera, Bassi Daulat Khan, Singhriwal, Kuragana, Pandori Rukman and Madooli Bhrahmna for irrigation by farmers. This project would facilitate the farmers with healthy water for fields and crops and they do not need to use untreated water, as used earlier, containing harmful chemicals.
This project will ensure round the year availability of water to the farmers and treated water being rich in nutrients, will also help in increasing the yield.