Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer inaugurates Rs. 1.54 crore project to use sewerage treated water for irrigation

Bhawanigarh : Daljeet Kaur : Punjab Soil and Water Conservation Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today inaugurated a project here at Chahlan Patti, Bhawanigarh of Sangrur district which enable the use of water sewage treatment plant for irrigation of fields after due treatment.
Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair said that it was the 58th project of the department of its kind which has been completed at a cost of about 1.54 crore rupees. The project has been completed within record time period with the tireless efforts of Sangrur MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj.
The cabinet minister said that with the commencement of this project, the treated sewage water will be used for irrigation over an area of about 1,000 acres, which will help in conserving ground water.
Cabinet Minister Meet Hayer said that under the able leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the state government was emphasising on developing such alternative sources of irrigation to prevent the decline of ground water level. He said that Mann government has set the target to increase the use of treated water for irrigation of fields from the current 30,000 acres to 60,000 acres. He said that the use of treated water for irrigation will not only reduce the exploitation of underground water but also reduce the use of chemical fertilizers like urea for agriculture because it is rich in natural minerals.
The cabinet minister said that the previous governments completely neglected these projects and the treated water was being wasted, but now it will irrigate the command area 365 days a year. He also thanked the farmers of Bhawanigarh and Kakra village for supporting the planning and implementation of this project.
Meet Hayer said that the government has worked day and night to deliver canal water to farms which had not received the canal water from last 40 years. He said that water in the canals was now flowing at full capacity which ensured the reach of canal water to the tails. It is worth mentioning that the foundation stone of this project was laid by MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj on 15 April 2023, which has been completed in a record time of just four months.
On this occasion, Chief Soil Conservator Punjab Mahinder Singh Saini said that this project has been completed by laying more than 6 km long pipeline which will benefit 330 hectares of land of 45 farmer families, including 24 small farmers. He also gave information about various facilities being provided by the government to adopt efficient irrigation techniques.
On this occasion, AAP leader Mandeep Singh Lakhewal thanked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on behalf of MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj. He said that Punjab’s agriculture is dependent on water and the Mann government has made the impossible possible by making canal water available to maximum farmers. On this occasion, apart from the farmers of the villages, SDM Bhawanigarh Vineet Kumar was also present.