Administrative Correspondent, Bhopal
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that the Madhya Pradesh government is committed to being farmer-friendly, prioritizing the welfare of its Annadata (food providers).
Dr. Mohan Yadav stated that the state has witnessed an unprecedented expansion in its irrigated area. In 2003, the irrigated area in Madhya Pradesh was approximately 3 lakh hectares, which has now risen to nearly 50 lakh hectares. With ongoing and upcoming irrigation projects, the irrigated area is projected to reach around 65 lakh hectares by 2025-26. For the financial year 2024-25, a budgetary provision of ?13,596 crore has been made for the construction and maintenance of irrigation projects.
Daudhan Dam on Ken River proposed
Water Resources Minister Shri Tulsiram Silawat said that the Ken-Betwa Link Project is an ambitious river linking national project among the irrigation projects of the state. It is proposed to construct Daudhan Dam, ancillary work and link canal on Ken River. Under this project, construction of Bina Complex, Kota Barrage and Lower Orr projects in Betwa basin is included. The project will provide irrigation and drinking water facilities to 4.5 lakh hectares of Ken basin through micro irrigation in Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Niwari and Damoh districts of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, 2.06 lakh hectares of Vidisha, Raisen, Sagar, Shivpuri and Datia districts of Betwa basin and 2.5 lakh hectares of Banda, Mahoba and Jhansi districts of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.
The DPR of the second phase of the project was prepared by the National Water Development Agency in the year 2014. Under this, 3 projects finally proposed by Madhya Pradesh in Betwa basin are proposed: 96 thousand hectares from Bina complex, 20 thousand hectares from Kota barrage and 90 thousand hectares from Lower Orr project.
Parvati-Kali-Sindh-Chambal Link Project is another important project, for which a tripartite agreement has been signed between Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the Central Government. 10 districts of the state will benefit from this project. Ken-Betwa Link Project
