Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Mohanpura major irrigation project will be constructed and an irrigation reservoir will be built at Gorakhpura. The Mohanpura project will cost Rs 312 crore and irrigate 50 thousand hectare land in 80 villages.

Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava today said in the Assembly that a total of 1.15 crore job cards have been prepared under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NERGS) while the number of beneficiaries has been only 40 lakh in the state.

By Our Staff Reporter
Bhopal, Jan 21: The State Government has accorded sanction of Rs 1.5 crore to solve drinking water problem prevailing in districts of Rajgarh, Shajapur and Khandwa districts. Out of the sanctioned amount, a sum of Rs 49.50 lakh has been released to these three districts as initial instalment.

Many divisions of Madhya Pradesh, along with the State capital Bhopal, experienced rains on Monday. The weather during the day was sultry. With the weather taking a turn for the last one week, the temperature in many districts has come down to 38 degree celsius; Rajgarh district in the State however has recorded maximum temperature of 40 degree celsius. Today the city skies remained overcast with humidity causing lot of distress to the people. The skies also played hide and seek with the sun. However, the intensity of the sun was dampened by the presence of clouds.