Jaipur, Dec. 3 -- The Ferozepur Feeder of the Indira Gandhi Canal System is to be relined and re-constructed at a cost of Rs 647.62 crore.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma will lay the foundation stone for the work at a ceremony scheduled to be held in Sriganganagar on December 5.
The proposed works under the project, being shared by Rajasthan and Punjab, include Cement Concrete (CC) canal lining between RD 0 and 168.230, reconstruction of two head regulators, one cross regulator, 19 VRB/DRB and 3 railway crossing bridges and new construction of one head regulator.
These works would pave the way for fetching surplus water from Harike Barrage to the Ferozepur Feeder.
This would enhance the availability of water in the system that in turn...