Sandhwan holds discussion with agriculture, horticulture and power departments to resolve issues being faced by farmers regarding use of lift pumps

Published on: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:28 PM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, July 31

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Monday held discussions with the concerned departments for proper resolution of the problems being faced by the farmers of the state regarding the use of lift pumps.

Punjab Irrigation Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Special Chief Secretary Agriculture Department KAP Sinha, Principal Secretary Irrigation Department Krishna Kumar, CMD PSPCL and Baldev Singh Saran participated in the discussions held here at Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat.

During the meeting, Sandhwan asked the officials of the concerned departments to ensure a proper resolution of the problems. He said that the state is committed to resolving the problems of the farmers who were irrigating their fields using lift pumps. He said that it is the priority of the Punjab government to ensure irrigation facilities for every field of the farmer in the state. He said that the Punjab government has already made continuous efforts for the same.

On this occasion, Irrigation Minister Meet Hayer assured the Vidhan Sabha Speaker that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will not allow any farmer to face any problem related to irrigation.