Punjab Govt resumes Shahpurkandi dam construction
After due assessment on the ground with respect to labour availability at the site and Covid-19 safety precautions, Punjab Government on Wednesday resumed construction work on the prestigious Shahpurkandi Dam project.
The work, which had been suspended due to nationwide lockdown, resumed in the presence of the state Principal Secretary (Water Resources) A Venu Prasad who guided the resumption process on the directives of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
The national level project, being constructed on river Ravi by the Punjab Government at an estimated cost of Rs 2,700 crore, will reduce the outflow of the river water to Pakistan, while benefitting both Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, once it is completed.
