Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has directed officers of Irrigation Department to prepare schemes for construction of check-dams in Shivalik foothills for tapping rain water, desilting of canal beds and strengthening of canal bank.
All these initiatives would ensure smooth supply of water at tail end and also, manage the available water for irrigation purposes, said the Chief Minister while reviewing a report of the study group of MlAs on Canal Irrigation System.
The group was constituted to study the present irrigation system in the state. The Chief Minister appreciated the efforts of the Group and directed the officers to prepare a detailed project report covering all suggestion within one month.
The Chief Minister also asked the group to look into the cases of SYl and HBl canal, in consultation with Irrigation Department, which were pending in the court for last so many years. The presidential reference on the issue of SYl canal was pending in the supreme court for last about 11 years.
He asked them to plead this case so as to ensure its early hearing.