Punjab Government plans to install 110 new deep tube wells in the state at a cost of Rs 52.25 crore to bring 5500 hectares of land under irrigation.
An official spokesman on Monday said the SAD-BJP government has spent Rs 73.30 crore during previous two years on tube well installation-related works under different schemes.
He said that with concretisation and construction of canals and installation of deep tube wells, irrigation facilities being provided to the farmers in the state have increased manifold, resulting in rapid development.
"The State Government has concretised water bodies measuring 2215 kilometres during last two years under various schemes at a cost of Rs 328.28 crore, which has lead to 1,30,992 hectares of land being brought under irrigation," he said.
During 2015, a total of Rs 78.56 crore was spent on giving concrete shape to 790 kilometres of channels which brought 34,946 hectares under purview of irrigation.
He said that the government, during its previous two tenures has given concrete shape to 11,117 kilometres of canals at a cost of Rs 1372.64 crore and this has brought better irrigational amenities to 5,44,989 hectare area, thereby benefiting 1,89,429 farmers.