Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has approved purchasing a plant harvester to remove the Hyacinth weed from Harike reservoir and other water bodies in the State.
The decision was taken during Badal’s meeting with Rajasthan Water Resources Minister Ram Partap, who called on the former at his official residence late Monday evening.
“It was decided in the meeting that in order to de-weed the water bodies in the state and to a clean and hygienic look to them, Punjab Government would purchase ultra-modern Plant Harvester to remove the Hyacinth weed from Harike reservoir and other water bodies,” a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said.
He informed that Badal asked the concerned officers to expedite the process of purchasing this machine so that to ensure the supply of potable water through them.
likewise, it was also decided to maintain constant discharge in Bikaner Canal within the constraint of the present situation.
During the meeting, it was also decided to clear and de-silt the old Bikaner Canal from Hussaniwala Headworks to Ballewala Head by using long boom machines.
During the meeting, Chief Engineer Water Resources Rajasthan informed that the Rajasthan Government would shift two long boom machines to supplement the discharge in the main branch of the Eastern Canal.