The State Water Resource Department has sanctioned Rs 3.12 crore for construction of embankment on Mahanadi River in Mudpar area of Dhamtari district.Construction of this embankment will save many adjacent villagers from the danger of floods, officials stated.State Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal has instructed Department officials to complete the construction work within given time-limit and budget, while adhering to the quality standards.
The State Government has sanctioned Rs24 .41 crore for Bilanala irrigation water reservoir in Bilaigarh block of Balodabazar-Bhathapara district.Sanction orders have been issued by Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Raipur. Completion of this construction work is proposed to enable irrigation of 1238 hectare area.
Officials have been instructed to complete the construction work within given time-limit and budget, maintain the quality standards at the same time.It may be recalled that the State government is giving preference to construction of Anicuts and stop dams on rivers and pond. Till date, as many as 383 Anicuts have been constructed on various rivers of the State.
Presently, construction of eight big, four medium and 343 small irrigation schemes is in progress. A total of 325 new Anicuts are also under construction.Out of the six barrages under construction at Mahanadi for industrial purpose, construction of Samoda and Mirauni barrages are at final stage of completion.Top works of Kelo extensive irrigation project in Raigarh have been already completed. This project has enabled irrigation of 23,000 hectares.
Hasdeo Bango Project is a multipurpose extensive irrigation project.Entire construction works under this project have been completed. As per the scheme, Hasdeo Bango project will enable irrigation facility for 800 villages of Korba, Janjgir-Champa and Raigarh district.
A sum of Rs10 crores have been provisioned for electricity line extension so as to electrify the irrigation pumps placed in water collection area of 150 Anicuts, constructed for expansion of irrigation capacity. To encourage micro irrigation, ‘State funded Micro Irrigation Scheme’ has been started. Under this scheme, farmers are granted 75 per cent of the unit cost.
Ambitious Kelo Extensive Project of Raigarh district has been completed and action plan is being made to supply water for irrigation of 25,000 hectares.Kosarteda irrigation water reservoir in tribal populated Bastar area of the State, which was lying under-constructed since long, was eventually completed in June 2008.This scheme created irrigation capacity of 9,500 hectares in tribal areas.
Moreover, keeping in view Naya Raipur Project Area’s demand of drinking water-supply by 2040, two Anicuts have been constructed in village Tila and Ravar on River Mahanadi.