Apr 19, 2025 05:24 AM IST
Tarunpreet Singh Sond, minister for rural growth and panchayats, stated as a part of the marketing campaign, 1,062 ponds have already been dewatered and almost 400 desilted
The Punjab authorities on Friday launched an initiative to wash almost 15,000 village ponds, a process lengthy uncared for for the previous two to a few a long time. The marketing campaign, geared toward remodeling rural areas, was introduced by Tarunpreet Singh Sond, minister for rural growth and panchayats, throughout his go to to a number of villages in Fatehgarh Sahib district.
Tarunpreet Singh Sond, minister for rural growth and panchayats, at a village in Fatehgarh Sahib district. (HT Photograph)
Sond highlighted the essential state of those ponds, which had suffered from years of neglect, resulting in silt buildup, foul odors and mosquito breeding, creating each environmental and well being hazards. “This initiative is not just about cleaning water bodies, it’s about restoring rural ecosystems and improving public health,” Sond stated.
As a part of the marketing campaign, 1,062 ponds have already been dewatered and almost 400 have been desilted. Ponds are being both desilted or resilted based mostly on particular person circumstances to revive their pure water-holding capability.
“This initiative is part of a broader rural development plan backed by a ₹4,573 crore package, which also includes sports grounds, sewage management systems and regular infrastructure maintenance. Water samples from the ponds are being tested for agricultural reuse, with treatment plans to follow if necessary. The project aims to recharge groundwater levels before the monsoon season,” the minister stated.
