The authority has earmarked ₹13 crore budget for developing the pond in Sorkha village in Sector 115 and also the pond in Sultanpur village in Sector 128, along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
The department said the average depth of 10 water bodies, all of which were carved out at Sahoorpur, Satbari and Maidangarhi, is around three metres and the average area is 0.9 acres
According to guidelines, roadsides should be kept soiled and muddy, if possible, and provisions should be made for “brick-on-edge/ loose-stone pavement” so that recharge of groundwater becomes possible
In his virtual address after inaugurating 60 Amrit Sarovars across the state from Dult village of Tohana assembly constituency in Fatehabad district, the CM said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Amrit Sarovar Mission in 2022 to rejuvenate the country’s ponds