SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Minister for Information and
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali and Minister
for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today asked the
officers of PHE department to expedite the work on Ans Water Supply Scheme
(WSS) in Darhal, Rajouri.
The instructions were issued during a meeting convened to review the
progress of work of the scheme in Rajouri district.
Speaking during the meeting, the Minister said that the completion of
the scheme would address the long pending demand of the farmers living in the
area. He said the irrigation water supply scheme would eventually boost the
income of farmers as it will irrigate large sections of crop land.
The meeting was informed that main Ans Irrigation canal with length of
around 6.9 kms along with other distributaries channel of 43 km is being
constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 85.57 crore. The scheme would irrigate
around 2000 hectares of land by discharge of 120 cusecs of water.
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