DAC Hoshiarpur emerges numero uno in having fully operational rain water harvesting system: Isha Kalia
By Amrit Pal Brar
Hoshiarpur, September 7:
“The District Administrative Complex (DAC), Hoshiarpur has become the first DAC to have a fully operational Rain Water Harvesting system and conserve water through this system. The rain water which was earlier going wasted is now completely recharged through these active bore wells into the ground adding to the raising of the ground water level.”
Disclosing this here today, the Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia said that with the motto of saving water under the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’, the work of rejuvenation of defunct and blocked rain water harvesting structure was undertaken at the District Administrative Complex, Hoshiarpur was started.
The Deputy Commissioner also divulged that with mechanical and manual intervention, the pipelines were de-silted and the bore wells were rejuvenated. The task was accomplished at a cost of Rs 2.17 Lacs.
