Odisha: 3300 ha drought-prone land irrigated in Kalahandi

Shared by Sri Bikram Kumar TayalOrissadiary, April 16, 2012
Bhawanipatna: The Minor Irrigation department has been able to provide water to 3,300 hectares of land which would facilitate farming in the drought-prone areas in the district.
Out of 171 projects taken up by the department, 63 have been completed after repair and renovation for supplying water to the cultivated land by check dam.

As many as 51 projects have been fully completed and 10 projects works are continuing. In case of two projects, the repair and renovation works have been held up due to lack of finance, stated Minor Irrigation department executive engineer Kandharpa Pradhan.

In the district, the farmers are not getting sufficient water through Indravati, where as the government’s plan to provide sufficient water through minor irrigation projects has proved very beneficial.

With the water supply through MI department, at least thousands of families have been benefited in Kalahandi.

With uncertain rainfall last year, the repair and renovation through minor irrigation project has brought smiles on the farmers’ faces.