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For the first time in the history of the country, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and able guidance of Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has conducted the first-ever census of water bodies across the nation.
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Shah also hit out at KCR over Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project and said that it is the ' ATM of KCR's family. Shah said, "KCR Has a big family. But why should the people of Telangana bear its cost? Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is the Atm of KCR's Family."
The project began in 1978, but due to issues like lack of continuity of budgetary support, interdepartmental coordination, and adequate monitoring, the project was delayed
With no signs of monsoon rains in the state, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani decided to immediately release water from dams or reservoirs for irrigation purposes to save standing crops in Gujarat.
The 'Arjuna Sahayak Irrigation Project' will be completed and launched in one or two months in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, announced the launching of the project on Mar 11.
NGT has stated that environmental clearance granted to the Kaleshwaram irrigation project of Telangana is in violation of legal requirement.
Clarifying on the false media reports alleging that the Bhutan government stopped the supply of irrigation water to Assam, the Bhutan government issued a statement and called reports as "totally baseless". It further stated saying it is a "deliberate attempt by vested interests to cause misunderstanding between friendly people of Bhutan & Assam.
The state is shortly going to polls and this was most crucial victory for Pawar and his NCP battered by frequent deserting by the leaders and workers to the BJP in the recent past. This must have come as a great solace to the 79-year-old politician whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi had described as his ‘Political Guru’. But the success and smiles lasted for a while.
With water crisis being a major issue for India, the state authorities have pulled up their socks to ensure better utilization of water resources. In a quest to improve farm productivity, the Irrigation Department of Assam would soon implement surface minor irrigation scheme named ‘Har Khet Ko Pani’ in the state. It has also dealt in installing 4779 solar and electricity operated tube wells benefitting over nineteen thousand farmers.
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Andhra Pradesh’s multipurpose irrigation project Polavaram has bagged the prestigious Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award.
Three projects between India and Pakistan have struck into the red tape for many years and interstate disputes. The three projects include the Shahpur Kandi dam project, a second Sutlej-Beas link in Punjab and the Ujh Dam project in Jammu and Kashmir. Under the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan India has decided to construct two dams.
PM Modi cut the ribbon for the Mohanpura Project to the Nation. This project will facilitate irrigation of agricultural land in Rajgarh district. It will also provide drinking water to villages in the area. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of various drinking water schemes.
Chhattisgarh bagged the National 'Water Digest Award' for Water Conservation-Diversion and for increasing the irrigation capacity in the State. This is the first time that Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department had been given national Award during the past 17 years.
In order to resolve the long pending inter-state water sharing issues, the central government will be convening a meeting of Irrigation Ministers of all Southern States under the monitoring of Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Reassuring full support for the ambitus national irrigation project of Polavaram, Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari asserted that Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would ensure the successful rollout of Polavaram.
Maharashtra government got approval for 107 irrigation projections that costs around Rs. 10,686 Crores in Vidarbha, Marathwada and other drought affected and suicide-prone regions of state.
Madhya Pradesh government has set the target to execute 162 irrigation projects in coming financial year 2018-19. The projects will irrigate about three lakh hectare area. The annual irrigation target in Madhya Pradesh will be one and a half times in the coming seven years. The target is to increase irrigation capacity up to 60 lakh hectare from present 40 lakh hectare.
