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Punjab Cabinet approves Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project approved at projected cost of Rs 281 crore
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, October 8, 2024: In a major move aimed at enhancing the security of the dams in the state, the Cabinet also gave consent to Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project Phase II and Phase- IlI at a projected cost of Rs. 281 crore.
This ambitious project will be carried out with the support and cooperation of the World Bank and is aimed at strengthening the dams across the state.
Out of these Rs 281 crore, Rs 196.7 Crore which is 70% of the project cost will be availed as loan and 30% of the cost which is around Rs 84.3 Crore will be funded through budgetary support by the state government.
GIVES GO AHEAD TO PUNJAB BHONDEDAR, BUTEMAR, DOHLIDAR, INSAR, MIADI, MUKARRARIDAR, MUNDHIMAR, PANAHI QADEEM, SAUNJIDAR OR TARADDADKAR (VESTING OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS) RULES, 2023
In another significant decision, the Cabinet also approved the Punjab Bhondedar, Butemar, Dohlidar, Insar, Miadi, Mukarraridar, Mundhimar, Panahi Qadeem, Saunjidar or Taraddadkar (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Rules, 2023. The measure is part of agrarian reforms to empower tillers of such land, who belong mostly to the economically and socially weaker sections of the society.
These tenants have been in occupation of small parcels of land for several years and inherit their rights by succession from generation to generation. However, since they were not recorded as owners, they could neither access financial institutions for crop loans nor get calamity relief.