Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that anti-development elements will not be allowed to succeed. Chouhan was addressing a meeting in village Dawana at the time of entry of Narmada water from Indira Sagar project in Barwani district on Friday.
He said that water from Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar projects will be reached out to every village in Nimar region. A new crop insurance policy is under consideration to ensure a minimum definite income for farmers. Efforts are also on to create a `1,000 crore Kisan Kalyan Kosh. A workshop in this regard will be held at Bhopal on June 15-16.
Thousands of people in the public meeting welcome Narmada water with slogan “Narmada Mayya Ki Jai”. The main canal is 243 kms long. The Chief Minister performed Narmada Poojan village Jhirniya. Through the canal, farmers will irrigate over 60,000 hectares annually.
The Chief Minister informed that farmers will not be allowed to face any problem. The State Government is considering such which will ensure a minimum definite income for farmers and create a `1,000 crore Kisan Kalyan Kosh to help farmers in case insurance companies do not compensate their loss.
Water of Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar projects will be reached out every village in Nimar region. If farmers of Nimar get irrigation water, they will not lag behind farmers of Punjab. He said that lift irrigation will be undertaken wherever required. He said that some anti-development elements are trying to misguide people about efforts to reach out water to fields. Farmers affected by both the projects have been provided adequate compensation, rehabilitation assistance and special package.
In-charge Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah said that expansion of irrigation facilities will bring about prosperity in lives of farmers. MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan said that barring some anti-development elements, all people want Narmada water to irrigate their fields. Now, people of Nimar have become aware of their rights. They will not get misled.