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Besides renewed efforts for expansion of irrigation facilities in the State, work has also been started to renovate those dams and canals, which had been built long ago and had become dilapidated. In this connection, simultaneous work is continuing on 504 projects in 30 districts.
The works are being undertaken through Water Sector Restructuring Project with the assistance of Rs 1,919 crore from the World Bank. During last two years, the State Government has sanctioned small irrigation projects and started work on them. Besides, the Government also intends to undertake large-scale repairs of the dams and canals whose irrigation potential had dwindled due to lack of maintenance over the years.
For this purpose, 504 irrigation projects were selected, which were constructed 25 years ago in 30 districts. Out of these projects, work on 210 projects is being undertaken separately under Bundelkhand Package.
Following separation of these projects under Bundelkhand Package, the Water Resources Department has intensified work of rest of 294 projects. As a result, 14 projects have been improved and their full irrigation potential has been restored. Besides, efforts are on for early completion of 93 more schemes.
The responsibility for maintaining the dams given new lease of life has been entrusted to Water Consumer Institutions. Their members are the local farmers who are determining quantity and time of supply of water as per position of water storage in the dams. The institutions are also selecting crops as per irrigation potential in the interest of farmers.
The works are being undertaken through Water Sector Restructuring Project with the assistance of Rs 1,919 crore from the World Bank. During last two years, the State Government has sanctioned small irrigation projects and started work on them. Besides, the Government also intends to undertake large-scale repairs of the dams and canals whose irrigation potential had dwindled due to lack of maintenance over the years.
For this purpose, 504 irrigation projects were selected, which were constructed 25 years ago in 30 districts. Out of these projects, work on 210 projects is being undertaken separately under Bundelkhand Package.
Following separation of these projects under Bundelkhand Package, the Water Resources Department has intensified work of rest of 294 projects. As a result, 14 projects have been improved and their full irrigation potential has been restored. Besides, efforts are on for early completion of 93 more schemes.
The responsibility for maintaining the dams given new lease of life has been entrusted to Water Consumer Institutions. Their members are the local farmers who are determining quantity and time of supply of water as per position of water storage in the dams. The institutions are also selecting crops as per irrigation potential in the interest of farmers.
