Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday announced that state government would prepare a comprehensive plan to save the crops from wild animals in Kandi areas of Roopnagar and Hoshiarpur districts.
Besides, he also announced to provide barbed wires on subsidized rates to farmers for fencing around their fields.
Sukhbir, after laying foundation stone of Maharaj lal Das Brahma Nand Bhurri Wale Community Health Centre at Jhandiyan village along with the head of Bhurri Wala Sect Swami Chetna Nand, said that the farmers of Kandi belt were facing major trouble from wild animals especially pigs that damages their crops.
To overcome this problem, Sukhbir announced to call a meeting with the state Wildlife and Forest Department officials to kick off a campaign for sterilization of pigs also.
On the demand of providing drinking water facility in Kandi area, Sukhbir said that in next year, 200 deep tubewells would be installed that would provide free water drinking water in all villages in the semi hilly areas.
He also approved the project proposal worth Rs24 crore to provide safe drinking water to 46 villages that has already been submitted by Education Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema.