| CAD Director visits Akhnoor, Jourian, Khour block | | | Early Times Report
Akhnoor, Sept 30: Director, Command Area Development (CAD), Jammu, A K Malhotra today visited Akhnoor, Jourian and Khour block of Jammu District to inspect the works conducted under New Partap Canal (NPC) AD Project covering 89 villages providing assured irrigation to farmers. The source of irrigation is Chenab River and NPC has been having 15 distributaries. The Project was started in 2010-11 with a target to cover 9028 hectares of area from which 5614 hectares has been covered till 08-2015. During the tour various villages such as Devipur, Chajwan, Muthi, Kancillian, Ratanpur, Chak Malal, Dhanpur and Nandwal visited. On the occasion Malhotra also interacted with the farmers who expressed their satisfaction over field channels constructed by the CAD, Jammu on the farmer's field. The farmers requested for continuation of the project for covering more and more area under field channels for better facilities of irrigation to the farmers. The farmers said that the lined field channel has played a significant role in irrigation and with the help of this wastage of water will be avoided. On the occasion Malhotra directed the Field Officers, SeAs, Field Assistants and Executors to ensure quality work in the field and warned them that if he received any complaint against any Officer for poor quality work stern action will be taken against defaulter. |
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