A comprehensive and phased survey of more than 300 small irrigation projects for their full capacity utilisation will be carried out in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
The survey would be done for 1698 small irrigation projects, 766 anicuts, stop dams and 585 diversion projects.
The survey of canals and barrages would also be carried out. An elaborate action plan would be prepared for carrying out the surveys.
Notably, the State Water Resources Department is gearing up to inaugurate and also lay foundation of 72 irrigation projects worth nearly Rs 1400 crore in Chhattisgarh during the next two months, officials informed.
Chief Minister Raman Singh has been invited for inauguration and foundation laying of these projects.
Under the special campaign launched by Prime Minister. Narendra Modi to double the income of farmers, micro irrigation schemes are being focussed upon in Chhattisgarh, so that the policy of each drop more crop could be materialized in order to boost agriculture production further, officials informed.
With this objective, Water Resources Department has started preparing for inauguration-foundation laying of 72 small irrigation projects worth more than Rs 1400 crore.
Preparations for inauguration of 29 projects worth Rs 928 .46 crore and foundation laying of 43 projects worth nearly Rs 491.66 crore is in progress. This includes projects related to stop dam, anicut, new ponds, barrage, flood control etc.
The Chhattisgarh Government on March 21 , 2017 had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NABARD with the latter agreeing to provide loan worth nearly Rs 715 crore for completion of three incomplete major irrigation schemes under Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme.
These schemes include-- Kelo Major Irrigation Project, Kharang Canal lining Project and Maniyari Canal lining, which are to be completed by year 2019 to meet the target. The completion of these projects will expand irrigation facility in 47,685 hectares, officials informed.