National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), India’s apex development bank, has sanctioned a loan of Rs 176.68 crore for the construction of 843.75 km main branches of watercourses
and installation of reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Punjab.
“NABARD has sanctioned Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) loan of Rs 176.68 crore for construction of 843.75 km main branches of watercourses on Sirhind Feeder Command and Bathinda Branch Command in Muktsar district and for installation of 555 reverse osmosis (RO) plants in 546 villages for providing potable water to meet drinking and cooking requirements,” said NABARD’s official release.
It stated that the reconstruction of water courses will facilitate delivery of full entitlement of supply of water to each holding in the entire ‘chak’ of outlet, especially to tail end farmers on unlined channels.
As much as 46,420 hectare of farm area will be benefited, it added.