India, March 26 -- The Punjab assembly on Tuesday held discussions on conservation of subsoil water and passed a resolution to address the depletion of the water table and protect environment to prevent further water depletion in the state.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gurdev Singh Dev Mann introduced the resolution, and during discussion, ruling party legislator Inderbir Singh Nijjar suggested making practical use of canal water to reduce the burden on subsoil water.

"Three years ago, before we took over, we were utilising 64% of the total available canal water. Currently, we're using 84%. We aim to reach 100% utilisation," he said.

AAP MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj highlighted the positive results of the government's efforts to conserve subs...