Excavation commences for 350-acre Saraswati reservoir project in Yamunanagar villages

YAMUNANAGAR: The

Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board

(HSHDB) has initiated the excavation of a 350-acre water reservoir namely ‘

Saraswati Sarovar

’ on panchayat land situated between Rampur Hediyan, Rampur Kamboyan and Chhalour villages of the

Yamunanagar

district on Tuesday. HSHDB vice-chairman Dhuman Singh Kirmach announced the project's formal commencement.
Dhuman Singh said that the primary objective of this initiative is to rejuvenate the Saraswati river and develop associated heritage sites. “Plans include constructing a barrage on the Som River (a tributary of Yamuna River) and a dam at the Haryana-Himachal Pradesh border. The

Central Soil and Materials Research Station

(CSMRS) is conducting the final testing for the barrage, expected to conclude within a month, after which construction will begin. The dam project is awaiting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Forest Department, with final discussions underway”, said Dhuman Singh.
Yamunanagar irrigation and water resources department senior engineer (SE) Arvind Kaushik and executive engineer (XeN) Nitin Bhatt emphasized their commitment to conserving every drop of the district's river water. The administration aims to utilize river water to meet local needs and prevent wastage, thereby improving groundwater levels and benefitting the farmers.
Mukesh Garg, member of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, highlighted the significant contributions of environmentalist Darshan Lal Jain to the project. He expressed gratitude to the village heads of Rampur Hediyan, Chhalour, and Rampur Kamboyan for allocating panchayat land to the HSHDB and acknowledged the full cooperation of local farmers.

This project is poised to benefit local farmers by mitigating flood-related damages and enhancing water resources for agriculture.
On this occasion Sarpanch Amarjit, Chandmohan Kataria, Rishipal Juddha, Ramesh, Rajni Bala, Kehar Singh, Patwari Devi Charan Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar and other villagers were present.