With a view to completing the irrigation schemes in Krishna, Cauvery and Godavari basins, the government has allocated Rs 3394.41 crore this year...
Around 73,000 hectare are proposed to be brought under irrigation. For full usage of water under large and medium projects, the water users' associations will be formed.
The army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, has urged farmers to boost their farm produce to help the country attain food autarky, as it is not possible to live on imports.
A 90-foot breach in Khewra canal near Chak 385-JB inundated crops spreading over hundreds of acres of farmland late Monday night.Faisalabad irrigation department west circle superintending engineer Rana Rafiq Ahmad and Jhang executive engineer Abbas Shahid Cheema visited the spot and ordered a probe. The affected growers demanded that the authorities concerned should write off their loans as compensation.
The Khewra canal has been breached near Chak 385-JB Sahrian, inundating the crops on hundreds of acres of land. The water speedily moved towards Chak 378-JB Fattowal. However, the staff of Irrigation Department with the help of farmers succeeded to divert the water flow into a nearby nullah. The farmers criticised irrigation department and PIDA staff for showing negligence in strengthening the banks of the canal. Eighty feet breach could not be plugged till the filing of this report.
The Khewra canal has been breached near Chak 385-JB Sahrian, inundating the crops on hundreds of acres of land. The water speedily moved towards Chak 378-JB Fattowal. However, the staff of Irrigation Department with the help of farmers succeeded to divert the water flow into a nearby nullah.
The farmers criticised irrigation department and PIDA staff for showing negligence in strengthening the banks of the canal. Eighty feet breach could not be plugged till the filing of this report.
JAIPUR: There seems to be a silver lining for Keoladeo National Park amidst dark clouds this monsoon. The indications are that the finances for the construction of the Govardhan canal are forthcoming -- though in a trickle. Two members of the Rajasthan Government's Empowered Committee on Forest and Wildlife, V. P. Singh, MP and Rajpal Singh, who met Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have informed The Hindu that during their meeting she made a commitment to release an initial amount of Rs.15 crores to start work on the Govardhan canal.
Hyderabad, July 13: Release of water to ayacut under Nagarjunasagar Project appears uncertain throwing agricultural operations in 22 lakh acres haywire. For the first time in the last four years, the irrigation department is not in a position to announce when the water is likely to be released in both right and left canals of the NSP.
Bangalore: The High Court on Thursday ordered issue of notices to the Irrigation Department officials for violating the court order to peg the leakage of canal of Kestur Post in Maddur taluk. The petitioner, K Madhegowda, who filed the civil contempt petition stated that the court direction dated April 8, 2005 to repair the leakage of the canal is yet to be complied with.
A ship carries cargo from India to Bangladesh on the Brahmaputra. Similar step is being taken in Orissa too Bhubaneswar, July 9: Plans are afoot to develop a national waterway (NW-5) connecting the Brahmani and Mahanadi with the now-defunct East Coast Canal of the British days, extending up to Geonkhali in Bengal, at an estimated cost of Rs 2,000 crore.
Kushalnagar: Kudige Rameshwara Niravari Balakedarara Sahakara Sangha has alleged large scale misappropriations in the repair works of the main canal of Harangi irrigation project. Addressing a news conference, Sangha President I S Ganesh said that the repair works which were taken up recently are of substandard quality and said that the engineers and contractors responsible for such misappropriations must be punished. They said that the matter has been brought to the notice of MLA M P Appachuranjan and senior officials too.
