Hoshiarpur, April 5 -- Rajya Sabha member and environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and Punjab local government minister Ravjot Singh laid the foundation stone for the rejuvenation of a pond in Kandhali Narangpur village in Tanda block. Seechewal would contribute half of the Rs.20 lakh cost from his discretionary funds and the remaining cost would be met from MNREGS. The project would provide a better environment to the villagers besides irrigation facilities to farmers.

Seechewal said that on the completion of the work, the treated water would be made available to farmers through underground pipes by the soil conservation department.

Ravjot Singh said that the Seechewal model was an efficient system to treat water besides making pond...