Jakhar-deputed team inspects desilting of Abohar canals
Monday, 23/12/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131223/punjab.htm#16
Abohar : A team deputed by Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar today visited villages of Fazilka district to monitor the desilting work in canals. Punjab’s Irrigation Department Chief Engineer (CE) Amarjit Singh Dullet had sent a letter to the CLP leader to inspect the work that was in its final stage.
Jakhar, who was the CPS (Irrigation) in the Congress Government from 1997 to 2002, had then raised a demand for cleaning and repairing the canals.
Irrigation Department Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) Pritam Singh and Junior Engineer (JE) Devi Lal briefed the team about the work.
As villagers pointed out discrepancies in the work at the Daulatpura minor, the team told irrigation officials to pull up the contractors and get the grievances redressed.
Since the government had not been releasing funds since 2011 to repair the canals, the team requested Jakhar to approach the CM to provide money to take up repair before wheat-sowing season.
