Farmers to get 80,000 tube well connections: Sukhbir Badal

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Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that the state government would immediately start distribution of more than 80,000 tubewell connections to the farmers. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has vacated the stay on its allotment which was come to force one and half year ago. Talking to mediapersons after laying foundation stone to construct the concrete streets at village Ratta Khera , the Deputy Chief Minister hailed the decision of NGT and said it would work as a booster to the farming community which was desperate to get power connections for irrigation purposes after the Punjab has become the first power surplus state in the nation. Mr Badal informed that directions in this regard have been issued to the PSPCL officials to immediately gear up the process to issue the demand notices to the applicants besides ensuring the adequate supply of transformers and wires etc. The whole process would be completed within six months, he added. Announcing to recruit one lakh employees in different departments from September, Mr Badal said the state government had instructed all the heads of Departments, Boards and Corporations to submit details of existing vacancies till August. Talking about the connectivity of all major cities of the state with 4/6 lanes, he said the tendering process was under progress and work in this regard would be initiated in next two months.

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