Disclosing this here today, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, the state minister for Irrigation, said the government is fully committed to encourage diversification in the area to bring the development on par with other areas of the state.
The minister said the government has got a comprehensive study done on the irrigation requirement of these area and as per findings of the study, 280 spots were identified for digging tube wells.
He said that the government has decided that 140 deep tube wells be handed over to farmer community by September 30 this year and remaining would be operational by March 31, 2014.