Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that continuous efforts are being made to increase the area under irrigation in the state. In areas where new projects are started along with irrigation projects under construction, it is necessary to make farmers aware of the maintenance of canals and proper use of every drop of water, so that we can make maximum use of our resources in production.
Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the 119th meeting of the Large Project Control Board held at Mantralaya. Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silavat, Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Kamal Patel, Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar, Minister of State for Narmada Valley Development Bharat Singh Kushwaha, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains and others officers were present.
Administrative approval to Bahoriband project and Shaheed Ilap Singh project In the meeting, administrative approval was given to Bahoriband Lift Micro Irrigation Project worth Rs. one thousand 11 crore and Shaheed Ilap Singh Lift Micro Irrigation Project worth Rs 720 crore.
The Bahoriband project will provide irrigation facilities in 151 villages of the Katni district in an area of 32 thousand hectares.
Irrigation facility will be available in 26 thousand 890 hectare area of ??118 villages of Harda district from the Shaheed Ilap Singh project.Khalwa project will irrigate 7 thousand 910 hectares of Khandwa districtTechnical approval was granted to Khalwa Lift Micro Irrigation Project Phase-2 of the Khandwa district. Through this project, irrigation will be made available in a 7 thousand 910 hectare area of ??the Khandwa district through the micro irrigation method. Sanctions were also given concerning the remaining works of the Halon irrigation project and Bargi diversion project, which will benefit the Mandla district.Irrigation area will also increase in Rewa-Satna districtsNecessary approval was given for the remaining construction work of the Bahuti canal project originating from the Bansagar reservoir. Irrigation will be available in one lakh 15 thousand hectare area of ??383 villages of Rewa and Satna districts from Bahuti canal. Similarly, the proposal related to the proposed Dauri Sagar Medium Irrigation Project on the Paisuni river in the Majhgawan development block of Satna district was approved. The Dauri project will benefit 15 villages located in the hilly area of ??the Majhgawan development block of the Satna district.