Last Updated: 28 September 2026
Apr 2026 (Rural Development 4-year report card): Cleaning of 17,080 village ponds in progress; 13,414 ponds dewatered so far[1][2]
'Mission Sanjha Jal Talab’ project: Government has set a target of renovating 150 ponds in every district
Rs 53 lakh earned from renovated 49 ponds in just Sangrur district for panchayats of respective villages in last 1 year as of January 2024
Renovation of ponds carried out in Punjab under ‘Mission Sanjha Jal Talab’
After renovation, these ponds were being given on lease with the assistance of Fisheries department
References:
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=219226 (Punjab Govt Press Release) ↩︎
https://theprint.in/india/punjab-cm-presents-report-card-on-rural-development/2893918/ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/renovation-of-ponds-carried-out-in-punjab-under-mission-sanjha-jal-talab-kuldeep-dhaliwal-101673211052759.html ↩︎
