Over 35 per cent of cultivable lands have been provided with irrigation facilities in 237 out of 314 blocks in the State so far.
Water Resources Minister Niranjan Pujari informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Tuesday.
In Koraput district, irrigation facility has been provided to more than 35 per cent agriculture lands in nine blocks by now. Various steps have been taken to provide the facility in 14 other blocks, informed the Minister.
In response to a related question of BJP MLA KV Singh Deo, Pujari informed that the State Government has constructed 160 minor irrigation projects, three medium irrigation projects and one major irrigation project since the year 2008. By now, 77 blocks are still to achieve irrigation facility for cultivable land.