Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey.
Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan took number of important decisions pertaining to renovation, strengthening and expansion of canals of Tawa project. The Cabinet also decided to increase the existing irrigation potential of the Tawa project up to three lakh hectare.
The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the inordinate delay by the ministry of environment and forests in taking a decision on the command area plans (CAD) of the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar Canal projects.
The court has sought a categorical explanation as to why the ministry has not taken a clear position on this matter despite receiving four reports by Dr Devender Pandey Committee o
The State Cabinet took several important decisions pertaining to renovation, strengthening and expansion of canals of Tawa project. It was decided to increase the existing irrigation potential of the Tawa project up to three lakh hectare.
Modern irrigation is one of the success stories of the 20th century. As the world’s population doubled, irrigated farming expanded from 40 million ha to almost 300 million ha today – a seven-fold increase. This revolution in water technology increased food production through improved crop yields and enabled farmers to grow additional crops each year.
Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey.
Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
AS VILLAGE pramukh Madhuben Shiayal finished addressing the meeting, a dozen koli men and a handful of women who had taken off time from weeding the bajri fields got up to go.
Captain Ajay Singh Yadav, Finance, Irrigation, Forest & Environment Minister of Haryana today urged the Union Minister of Water Resources to take up the matter with the Supreme Court of India for getting the Presidential Reference regarding SYL decided soon so that construction of SYL canal could be completed at the earliest and Haryana could get its lawful share of water.
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will lay foundation stone for Khargone lift irrigation project to the tune of Rs 550 crore under Indira Sagar Irrigation Project on April 17, 2011, Sunday at a grand function being held in Khargone. Narmada Valley Development Authority Chairman K.L. Agrawal will preside over the function.
State needs 3,500 crore for the programme
In what will be a major boost to Punjab and its canal irrigation system that provides water to millions of farmers, the Centre may agree to pump in crores of rupees to upgrade the canals.
It is working to amend rules of the existing schemes to allow the state to get grants for the upgrade and relining of the canals.
