Chandigarh/Muktsar, May 13,

Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management and Water Resources Minister Mr. Bram Shanker Jhimpa today visited Muktsar to have first hand information in the ongoing repair of Sirhind Feeder where a breach of around 250 feet was reported last week.

The river breached its banks on both sides and the area adjoining Rajasthan Feeder which is running parallel to Sirhind Feeder too got damaged.

“Our officials are burning night oil to plug the entire area of canal at a war footing. Water will again flow in the canal within next week or so”, the Minister said.

Areas falling in Muktsar district and Fazilka got affected due to this breach.

The Minister also pointed out that the places which are weak at other places too will be repaired. Also the canal safety gates which were worn out too will be repaired or replaced.

Principal Secretary Water Resources Mr. Krishan Kumar, who also visited the canal said that complaints pertaining to the use of inferior quality of repair work has been noted down and a close watch will be kept for the ongoing work.

The department officials said that the breach occurred as Rajasthan Feeder’s water supply was stopped due to its repair and it’s flow was diverted into Sirhind Feeder. The level of water increased in Sirhind Canal which resulted in breach.

Among others who were also present during the visit were Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljeet Kaur, Muktsar MLA Kaka Brar, Lambi MLA Gurmeet Khuddian, Jalalabad MLA Goldy Kamboj and Deputy Commissioner Vineet Kumar.

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 – Directed DC to immediately send investigation report of fraud in registries

Chandigarh/Moga, April 2022

Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Mr Bram Shanker Jimpa today made a surprise visit at the Suwidha Kendra here at local District Administrative Complex. He said that the Suwidha Kendras operating in the state are meant to provide hassle-free services to the people not to create hassle for them.

He said that the purpose of his surprise visit was to get to know the problems of the people at the grass-root level.  “I had checked Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) yesterday and Suwidha Kendra in Moga today,” he said

He said after visiting here he’d come to know that it takes a long time for people to avail services at Suwidha Kendras.

Deputy Commissioner Mr Kulwant Singh and other officials informed the minister that due to staff and other shortcomings some services are getting delayed, which will be rectified soon.

Mr Jimpa directed the in-charge of Suwidha Kendra to ensure that people visiting Suwidha Kendra should not face any kind of hassle.  He also asked senior officers to supervise the working of Suwidha Kendra to ensure the smooth functioning of these centres.

He aslo asked officers to extend counters to provide services to the people within the stipulated time frame. He made it clear that corruption in government offices would not be tolerated at all.

He said that the dealing of officers and employees with the general public should be supportive and in a friendly manner.  He said that sign boards should be put up at various places regarding the time limit for receiving services.

There should be separate queues for women and senior citizens, the minister said, while assuring that closed Sewa Kendras would be reopened for the convenience of people.

He said that the Deputy Commissioner has been asked to send the investigation report of the alleged fraud in the registries in the city of Moga by April 21. Decision on the matter will be taken based on this report, he added.

Mrs Amandeep Kaur Arora MLA of Moga and others were also present on the occasion.

Chandigarh, December 1 2021

For ensuring proprietary rights to the people of the state within Lal Lakir at the earliest, Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, on Wednesday demanded more drones to expedite mapping in villages under ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ Scheme.

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Presiding over a high level meeting with the officials of Survey of India at Punjab Bhawan here, Mrs. Chaudhary said the state needs an adequate quantity of drones to speed up digital mapping in all districts, while directing to start the survey across the state by December end. She also instructed to set targets for the teams on daily basis.

Mrs. Chaudhary asserted the scheme is a revolutionary step towards creating a proprietary right as well as resolving all the property disputes besides extending benefits of government welfare schemes and credit facilities of banks. She informed that District Level Committees (DLCs) and Village Level Committees (VLCs) have been formed to resolve all the issues at the local level. “DLCs headed by concerned Deputy Commissioners while VLCs comprising SDMs, BDPOs and Panchayat Members are settling down disputes”, said the Minister instructing the officials to resolve objections in stipulated time frame so that proprietary rights could be accorded accordingly.

The Cabinet Minister directed revenue officials to provide physical cards for the proprietary rights as well as the same would be provided digitally on the specified website which would be made available by December 20, 2021. On this occasion, Special Secretary Keshav Hingonia informed that a survey has been completed in 335 villages of Gurdaspur district, 101 villages of Rupnagar and 61 villages of Bathinda district, besides survey has been initiated recently in districts Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana. Officials of Survey of India acquainted the minister that three more teams would be available within a week for drone survey.

Special Chief Secretary Revenue Mr. Vijay Kumar Janjua and Secretary Revenue Mr. Manvesh Singh Sidhu were also present.