Cleaning of 676 ponds in villages to be completed before monsoon: Deputy Commissioner
Villagers would get relief from foul smell and overflowing of contaminated water during monsoon: Ghanshyam Thori
cityairnews
Jun 12, 2020 08:41
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Sangrur: Under 'Smart Village Campaign', the process of cleaning and de-silting of ponds in the villages of Sangrur district is in full swing and will be completed before the monsoon season to provide clean and hygienic environment to the residents of rural areas. While divulging details, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Mr. Ghanshyam Thori said that there are as many as 980 ponds in the district, out of which 676 required to be cleaned and out of them 570 ponds have already been dewatered by the panchayat department. He said that the process of de-silting has also been commenced on 305 ponds across the district.
Deputy Commissioner said that removal of suspended silt or other earthly material from the ponds would help to reduce the risk of spreading diseases in the monsoon due to contaminated water. He added that besides this, it would also help to lessen the chances of overflowing of dirty pond water which would ensure the hygienic and eco-friendly environment of in the villages. He said that the officials of Rural Development and Panchayat department have been instructed to speed up the cleaning and de-silting process and reports were being submitted to the government on routine basis.
DC said that cleaning process of 92 ponds has been completed by the panchayat department and Rs. 133.73 lakh were spent on this work. He added that 32,188 man-days under MGNREGA have been generated in the de-silting of these ponds. Mr. Thori said that by increasing the depth of the pond by removing the silt, the problem of water logging in the drains and low-lying houses around the ponds will also be resolved.
