The Forest Department has spent Rs 2.5 million on digging 27 new ponds and de-silting another 13 in the Cholistan desert.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rs-25-million-spent-new-water-ponds-cholistan
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-recorder
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought