Punjab will continue to get assistance from the World Bank for its rural development programmes even as the kandi (Shivalik hills) area Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWDP) draws to a close on September 30 after being run for five years. Mr Daniel Sullen, Senior Agricultural Economist, World Bank, that a proposal on rural development sent by Punjab would be accepted by January next year. So far, Haryana had not sent any request, he clarified. He was here for a two-day “completion- review workshop for the integrated watershed development project” at the CII here. The workshop concluded today with five participating states giving a presentation on how the project helped them.