Last Updated: 18 Feb 2024
'Mission Sanjha Jal Talab’ project: Government has set a target of renovating 150 ponds in every district
Rs 53 lakh earned from renovated 49 ponds in just Sangrur district for panchayats of respective villages in last 1 year as of January 2024
Renovation of ponds carried out in Punjab under ‘Mission Sanjha Jal Talab’
- Only large ponds with an area of at least 1 acre and a capacity of 10,000 cubic meters of water to be taken under this project
- 2022-23: 883 ponds have been renovated by the department through Seechewal and Thapar models
- Jan 2023: Total of 1,862 ponds in the state had been identified under the mission
- Work had been started on 1,026 ponds
- Work Completed on 504 ponds
- Work is underway at 522 projects
After renovation, these ponds were being given on lease with the assistance of Fisheries department
- First of all the dirty water of the ponds would be drained out
- Then the ponds are de-silted, to increase depth along with strengthening the embankments
- Then given on lease through open bidding system
- Boosting the revenue of the panchayats from leased ponds
- The people of the villages are also getting relief from dirty water which was the source of pollution and diseases
- To improve the appearance of these ponds, Government is planning to prepare walking track on the banks of ponds and plant flowers & saplings
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