The State Water Resources Department has sanctioned Rs22.66 crore for the Sildaha irrigation diversion scheme in Kota block of Bilaspur district, officials stated.
Completion of this scheme will enable irrigation of 700 hectare area during the Kharif season and that of 100 hectares area in Rabi season and
farmers will get irrigation facility for total 800 hectares area with this scheme.
Notably, The Central Government has approved 39 projects under the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) of which three belong to Chhattisgarh.
The information was disclosed during the fourth meeting of National Advisory Committee meeting headed by State Water Resources and Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal in New Delhi recently.
The meeting was also attended by Irrigation Ministers from Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, J&K, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Briefing about Chhattisgarh, Agrawal said the three sanctioned state projects include Maniyari lining,
Kelo and Kharang Water Projects. The irrigational facilities of the State will increase upto 1.5 lakh hectare due to these projects.
Sharing information about the next phase projects of Chhattisgarh, Agrawal
mentioned the proposal for Ravishankar Sagar Project, Minimata Bango Project, Jonk Diversion Scheme and Shivnath Diversion Yojana.
The Centre has also given nod to the construction of National Hydrology Project in Chhattisgarh, said the Minister.
The budget of this project is around Rs80 crore wherein the entire amount will be provided to the State by the Central Government, he said.
Various irrigation schemes of the State will be managed through computerised method under this project, Agrawal said.
Interestingly, the Chhattisgarh Government has marked an achievement by increasing the irrigation facilities of the State from 24 percent to 36 percent since its inception.