As many as 1402 minor irrigation projects have been completed in Madhya Pradesh during last 5 years. The projects costing Rs 6,662 crore have provided irrigation facility in 4.83 lakh hectare. Informing this, Finance and Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya said that 701 minor irrigation projects are under construction in the State at present. Of these, 100 projects will be completed in next 100 days.
Malaiya informed that only 9 lakh was under irrigation till Rabi season in year 2010. This was increased to 16.35 lakh hectare by year 2011 and then 20.21 lakh in year 2012. Irrigation facility will be available in over 23 lakh hectare this Rabi season, he added. The Water Resources Minister said that planned efforts are being made to increase irrigation potential to 40 lakh hectare in next 5 years. Canal lining work has been started in Balaghat district’s Benganga project.
Work of Mohanpur project in Rajgarh district will be completed in next 100 days. Work has also been started on Bansujra project in Tikamgarh district. Sprinkler-based micro irrigation will be promoted under these projects. Similarly, work has been started on Tyonthar flow project of Bansagar project in Rewa district which will irrigate 40 thousand hectare. Work of Kundaliya project in Rajgarh district is being taken up. Datuni project has been sanctioned in Dewas district. Uribagh project in Dhar, Runjh, Midasan, Pawai and Majhgawan projects have also been sanctioned. Sanction has also been granted to 60,000 hectare Bina project and 15,000 hectare capacity Pancham Nagar project in Damoh district.
According to the Water Resources Minister, Sanjay Sagar, Sagad and Bagharru projects have been completed in Vidisha-Ganj Basoda and Kushalpur medium irrigation project in Rajgarh district. Dam work of Bawanthadi (Rajiv Sagar) in Balaghat district, Bariyarpur in Chhatarpur district and Mahi project in Dhar district has been completed. Work on their canals is underway.