Two reservoirs on small rivers being planned

  • 08/12/2003

The Punjab government is planning to construct two water reservoirs on small rivers to overcome the shortage of water in February and March every year. This was stated by provincial irrigation minister Amer Sultan Cheema at a luncheon ceremony held for the Punjab Assembly's Press Gallery Committee. The Punjab faces a deficit of three million acre feet water during peak season of wheat and the situation worsens in case of low rains in catchment areas.