Jammu, June 18 -- union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the Shahpur Kandi project is set to transform the bordering districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
"Needless to say, the Shahpur Kandi Project is set to transform bordering districts of J&K and Punjab through enhanced irrigation and agricultural growth," Dr Singh said in a post on X.
He further said, "The project is now almost complete, and its completion marks the fulfilment of a decades-old lurking aspiration of the people of the region."The Shahpur Kandi National Project on the Kathua district border is a tell-tale story. Following the Indus Valley Treaty of 1960, India's share comprised three rivers, namely Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, of which Ravi was the largest...