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Haryana Irrigation and Water Resources, Minister, Smt. Shruti Choudhry said that as per the information shared by the Agriculture Department, the groundwater in the villages of Bhanakpur, Nagla Jogian, Kabulpur Bangar, Mahola and Laudiyapur in the Prithla Assembly Constituency is saline, and these areas also suffer from waterlogging, making farming impossible.

The Minister was responding to a question raised in this regard in the Hosue during the ongoing Budget session of the Vidhan Sabha here today.

She informed that to resolve this issue, the Irrigation and Water Resources Department has prepared a project to drain water from the fields. Under this project, 20 shallow tubewells with solar panels will be installed in the waterlogged area. The total cost of this project is Rs. 265.63 lakh, and the work has already been allocated to the concerned agency, shared the Minister.

As part of this project, water from Sikrona, Kabulpur Bangar, Mahola, Laudiyapur, and Firozpur Kalan villages will be diverted to the Kabulpur Link Drain. Also, water from Harphola, Mahola, and Bhanakpur villages will flow into the Gonchi Drain, shared the Minister.

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