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Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

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FC -9 Construction of Bridges on River Ghaggar from villages Karail to Handa<br />

and Moonak to Tohana roads<br />

Outlay - Rs. 197.00 lac<br />

5.1.67 The construction of two new village road bridges are purposed on river<br />

Ghaggar from villages Karail to Handa and Moonak to Tohana roads at a total cost of Rs.<br />

750.00 lac. During 2007-08, the expenditure incurred was Rs. 200.00 lac. Expenditure<br />

incurred during 2009-10 was Rs. 374.60 lac. An expenditure of Rs. 234.00 lac was incurred<br />

against the approved outlay of Rs.200.00 lac during 2010-11. Rs. 197.00 lac are provided for<br />

the Annual Plan <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />

FC-9(i) Construction of 3 No. Bridges on Kasur Nallah<br />

Outlay - Rs.150.00 lac<br />

5.1.68 The project for construction of 3 No. V.R. Bridges at RD 359560, 319000 &<br />

332100 of Kasur Nallah costing Rs. 294.00 lac has been approved. An expenditure of Rs.<br />

108.44 lac was incurred on this project during 2009-10. An expenditure of Rs. 157.00 lac<br />

was incurred against the approved outlay of Rs.150.00 lac during 2010-11. Rs. 150.00 lac<br />

are provided for the Annual Plan <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />

FC-14 Measures to address the Problem of Water Logging in the <strong>State</strong> -13th<br />

Finance Commission (New Scheme).<br />

Outlay - Rs. 5000.00 lac<br />

5.1.69 The water table is rising in south-western districts of the <strong>State</strong> due to limited<br />

or non-extraction of groundwater due to its blackish/saline quality which makes it unfit for<br />

domestic, irrigation and other purposes mainly in the Muktsar, Malout and Abohar tracts<br />

level. After the construction of twin canals i.e. Rajasthan Canal feeder and Sirhind canal<br />

feeder, in addition to Abohar Branch and Bikaner canals, the sub- soil water level started<br />

rising at the rate of 0.2 metre to 1.0 metre annually. The area has witnessed a rise in water<br />

level upto 22 metre in the last 25 years. The main reason of water logging is non-extraction<br />

of underground water, which is blackish/saline.<br />

5.1.70 Due to water-logging in these areas about 1.04 lac hectare area out of 2.16 lac<br />

hectare area of Muktsar has become critically water logged, the land stands submerged and is<br />

totally unfit for cultivation, the rising water table is making the land saline and unfit for<br />

productivity when ground water reaches the root zone area of crops. It has resulted in<br />

reduced agriculture production & soil quality deterioration, more inputs by farmers, thereby<br />

raising input costs and decreasing returns due to low productivity of crops.<br />

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