Reservoir to store rainwater in Kurukshetra's Mukurpur village soon

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, April 18

The Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board has come out with a proposal to develop a Saraswati reservoir in Mukurpur village of Kurukshetra to store rainwater after channelising it from nearby villages, utilise it for agriculture and flow it into the Saraswati river in Kurukshetra.

As per the information, the village has nearly 100-acres panchayat land and agreed to give 20 acres for the project.

Board’s vice-chairman Dhuman Singh, said “A Saraswati reservoir will be developed in Mukurpur village. Soon a resolution for 20 acres, on which the reservoir will be developed, will be sent to the state government for further action. With its construction, the problem of the dark zone of Mukurpur area will be solved and the groundwater will increase. During rain, excessive amount of water reaches the village from nearby areas and it damages the standing crop. Under the project, rainwater will be channelised and stored in the reservoir.”

Dharamvir Nain, a former sarpanch of the village, said, “It will be good if a reservoir is developed in the village. There is nearly 100 acres panchayati land, but the area is in dark zone. It will be beneficial for the village and farmers if the groundwater level is improved.”