Bardwal (Dhuri): To ensure speedy development in all parts of the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 2 crore each for all 117 Assembly constituencies, in addition to the already announced grant of Rs 2 crore. Badal made this announcement after laying the foundation stone of the Rs 123-crore First Patiala Feeder and Kotla Branch Rehabilitation Project at Kotla Feeder at Babbanpur village near here. This is the first-ever major canal revamp project in 60 years. With the completion of this project irrigation capacity will be up by 30 per cent. About 68,625 hectares additional area will be irrigated in 500 villages. Six districts, Sangrur, Bathinda, Mansa, Ludhiana, Barnala and Patiala, will get benefit from this project. He said he had given instructions to the chief engineer (canals) to complete this project by February-end. The Chief Minister said as a head of the state all regions of the state were equal to him. Due to this he had made the rehabilitation project for the entire state, including Majha and Doaba. He said the question of discrimination against Majha and Doaba did not arise as he had completed the UDBC Canal Project with Rs 600-crore in Majha during his previous government regime, while Rs 271-crore would be spent on kandi canal and Rs 300 crore on Bist Doab canal in the Doaba area now. MP from Sangrur Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, state irrigation minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon, MLA, Dhuri, Iqbal Singh Jhundan, SDA general secretary Balwinder Singh Bhundar and party in charge for the Dhuri Assembly constituency Gaganjit Singh Barnala also addressed the gathering.