The 116th meeting of the Major Project Control Board was held at the Chief Minister's residence auditorium. Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat attended the meeting virtually. In the meeting, approval was given by the Board for the works of Seep Amber Complex project of Sehore district.
Irrigation will begin for this project from November 2022. The project will irrigate a total of 9,000 hectares. This project has been approved in place of the previously proposed Sankota and Mograkheda schemes in Sehore district. Out of the total proposed command area of 9,000 hectares from both the earlier schemes, 8,000 hectares of land will be irrigated through Seep Amber Pressurized Irrigation Project. The remaining 1000 hectares will be irrigated by the Chhipaner Lift Project under construction under the Narmada Valley Development Authority.
The new project will save 526.09 hectares of affected forest land and displacement of 63 families under the submergence area of ??Sankota and Mograkheda projects approved earlier. Apart from this, about 5,000 farmers of 31 villages of Nasrullaganj tehsil will be benefited.
The administrative approval for the project is Rs 174.94 crore. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary SN Mishra and other senior officers were present in the meeting.