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- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced canal water now reaches over 80% of the state’s fields.
- He said 14,000 km of underground pipelines have been installed to deliver water to farms.
- Mann plans an additional 6,000 km of pipelines to extend irrigation to long-neglected areas.
- A Union report indicated Punjab’s groundwater table rose four metres after the expansion.
- He reported nearly 18,000 cusecs of canal water now flow to agricultural fields.