India, Jan. 4 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday announced approval for a canal system alongside the Ujh multipurpose project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district to check uncontrolled water flow to Pakistan. He also informed that the centre has allocated over Rs 1,400 crore for the Union Territory to mitigate damage to public property and other infrastructure during last year's floods.

The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office was speaking at a review meeting in Kathua district, part of his Udhampur parliamentary constituency, with the district administration on the developmental projects.

Singh said a canal system on the Ujh River has been approved to check infiltration and harness the uncontrolled flow of water...