Rs 185-cr Nabard loan for Punjab canal
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned a Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) loan of Rs 185 crore for the extension of the Kandi canal from Hoshiarpur to Balachaur in Punjab’s SBS Nagar.
The project envisages construction-cum-lining of 18 km of the main canal, 11 distributaries and around 582 km of water courses in the Kandi area of the state.
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First Published: Oct 12 2012 | 12:34 AM IST