The Punjab Government has submitted a project report of Rs3,327 crore before the Planning Commission to prevent waterlogging in the State.
The State-level committee by the Punjab Government has submitted its report within 27 days.
Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Irrigation Minister, Punjab said that a state level committee was constituted under the chairmanship of B.S. Dhaliwal, lt. Gen. (Retd.) Technical Advisor to Chief Minister. Chief Engineers of all the departments were inducted as members.
Sekhon congratulated the efforts of the committee for submitting its finding within 27 days. He said that the south western districts of the Punjab are severely affected by perennial waterlogging problem. He said that water logging has economically shattered the farmers of this region.
He asked the officers of the department to personally visit those areas of Ferozpur and Mukatsar Districts which are still inundated under the flood water.