The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reportedly approved Rs 226 crore for Punjab and Rs 98.32 crore for Haryana under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

For Punjab, NABARD has approved two projects for undertaking minor irrigation and command area development and water management. The minor irrigation project involves installation of 280 deep tube wells for the purpose of irrigation in Kandi Area of Punjab.

Post completion of the project, a total area of 14,000 ha of dryland in Kandi area spread over seven districts Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, SAS Nagar, Fategarh Sahib, Sangrur and Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawansaher) is expected to be brought under assured irrigation.

NABARD has sanctioned loan for 28 irrigation works for better water management and increasing intensity of irrigation in Haryana. The project implementation is expected to benefit 0.43 lakh ha.

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