Haryana Irrigation Minister, OP Dhankar, on Saturday said that out of the 1,300 tail-ends in the State, canal water for irrigation has been made to reach 1,017 tail-ends during the tenure of the BJP Government.
Dhankar said that consistent efforts had been made by the State Government to provide water to every field, and for this, various schemes were being implemented by the Irrigation Department.
Besides, he claimed, a number of steps have been taken by the department in the direction of water conservation. A scheme is being framed for recharging the underground water and desilting has been carried out in about 600 ponds all over the state. Underground water conservation is the need of the hour and the government has been taking steps by framing various schemes at the departmental level.
“It is for the first time that water has been made to reach the tail-ends by the Irrigation Department, and efforts are being made to ensure that water is delivered up to the remaining tail ends also,” he added.