Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti will launch extensive water conservation programme for drought prone areas of Bundelkhand on April 28.
The scheme would be launched at Bandri, the MP side of Bundelkhand region.
“Ministry has prepared a master plan for artificial recharge of ground water in Bundelkhand region. In UP region of Bundelkhand, around 1100 percolation tanks, 14000 small check dams/Nala bunds and 7200 Recharge pits/shafts have been identified,” government spokesman said.
As a part of ground water exploration, 234 wells in UP are proposed to be constructed in five districts of Bundelkhand i.e., Banda, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Chitrakoot and Mahoba.
He said Government has taken up new initiatives under National Ground Water Management Improvement Schemes (NGMIS) with an objective to effectively improve ground water conditions in stressed blocks, ensure sustainability of resource both quantitatively and qualitatively, participatory approach in ground water management and institutional strengthening.
In Bundelkhand region of UP, six districts covering an area of 11851 sq km have been considered under this initiative.
The spokesman said that Incentivization Scheme for Bridging Irrigation Gap (ISBIG) scheme is being prepared for bridging the gap between Irrigation Potential Created (IPC) and Irrigation Potential Utilised (IPU), improving the water use efficiency in irrigation and providing assured supply of water to every farm field.
Betwa and Gursarai canal, Rajghat canal, Ken canal system, Gunta Nala dam and Upper Rajghat canal with target to bridge 17,1030 hact under this scheme is being proposed. The scheme will benefit Jhansi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, lalitpur and Banda districts in Bundelkhand region, the spokesman said.