Chandigarh, June 23 -- Stating that the concerned department is making active preparations for flood control before the monsoon season, Haryana Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Shruti Choudhry on Sunday said that out of a total of 846 drains across the state, the cleaning of 671 drains - covering a cumulative length of 4,040.23 kms - have been planned. So far, 3,751.40 kms, accounting for 92.85 percent of the targeted length, has already been cleaned through MGNREGA, departmental machinery, and the e-tendering process. The remaining work is progressing rapidly and is expected to be completed shortly.
The Minister, presiding over the 56thmeeting of the Haryana State Drought Relief and Flood Control Board, said that a total of 209 sho...