Sarkaria reviews plugging operations in Village Bholewal Qadeem near Ludhiana

Author(s): City Air NewsBholewal (Ludhiana), August 24, 2019: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Saturday visited village Bholewal where the district administration has been carrying out massive plugging operations...

Sarkaria reviews plugging operations in Village Bholewal Qadeem near Ludhiana
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Sarkaria reviews plugging operations

Bholewal (Ludhiana), August 24, 2019: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Saturday visited village Bholewal where the district administration has been carrying out massive plugging operations on 150-ft widened breach.

Sarkaria who had also visited on August 22 evening here, said that Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has been leaving no stone unturned to bail out the people in the hour of crisis.

He said that district administration had already successfully plugged the breach at Village Garhi Fazal in Mattewara Complex and this major breach at Village Bholewal will be plugged by today evening.

The officials from irrigation department informed the minister that the administration with the help of MGNREGA workers and local residents has plugged around 150-ft till the afternoon and remaining breach will be covered by today’s evening.

The minister said that there is no shortage of funds for the carrying out the plugging work.

The minister lauded the support of all volunteers for extending the help to the administration in the plugging work.

On the occasion, SDM Ludhiana West Amarinder Singh Malhi, Superintendent Engineer Manjit Singh and others were present.

Date: 
Saturday, August 24, 2019