Banakantha ponds being filled with Narmada water

Palanpur: The work of filling 45 ponds of Banaskantha district in North Gujarat with Narmada water has kicked off. The work of filling Narmada water in 23 ponds of Kankrej taluka, 20 ponds of Deesa taluka, 2 ponds of Dativada taluka of Banaskantha district is started by the state government. Jorpura sarpanch Prakash Thakor informed that the government has undertaken the work of supplying water in the lakes. The groundwater level is likely to rise in the surrounding areas due to moving of the water underground from lakes, he added.