Punjab to have its First Integrated State Water Plan to Preserve & Replenish Water Resources

CM Gives Nod to this Ambitious Plan With 14 Point Action Plan

- Ekamjit Singh Brar

For the first time in the history of the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave nod to a 14 point action plan as a part of Integrated State Water Plan to preserve and replenish groundwater in the state.

Chairing a meeting of the Water Resources department pertaining to Integrated State Water Plan, the Chief Minister said that the plan has been meticulously prepared by the Water Resources department of the state in consultation with all the eminent departments. He said that the situation in the state is already alarming as 115 blocks of the state out of total 153 are over exploited in terms of groundwater extraction. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the plan focuses on saving the ground water and enhancing the usage of canal water for various motives.