Jaipur, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Farmers in Kota, Bundi, and Baran have received major relief following Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's efforts to address the shortage of irrigation water for the ongoing Kharif season.
After discussions between Om Birla and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, it was decided to release an additional 3,000 cusecs of water into the canal system, 2,000 cusecs from Gandhi Sagar Dam and 1,000 cusecs from Rana Pratap Sagar Dam.
At present, around 2,000 cusecs of water is being supplied through the canals. With the additional release, the total flow will increase to 5,000 cusecs, providing much-needed irrigation support to farmers across the region.
This is the second time within ten days that the Madhya Pradesh Government has agreed, following Birla’s intervention, to release additional irrigation water from Gandhi Sagar Dam for farmers in the Kota-Bundi region.
A weak monsoon this year has kept the water level in Rana Pratap Sagar Dam below normal, affecting the availability of canal water for Kharif crops.
The latest decision is expected to ensure adequate irrigation during the critical crop season. As an immediate measure, an additional 1,000 cusecs of water was released from Rana Pratap Sagar Dam on Monday.
Officials indicated that if rainfall improves in the coming days and reservoir levels rise, additional water may also be released into the canal system.
On the directions of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Madhya Pradesh, assured the Regional Development Commissioner (CAD), Anil Kumar Agarwal, on Monday that an additional 2,000 cusecs from the Gandhi Sagar Dam would be released without delay.
Notably, on July 10, a delegation of farmers met Birla and expressed concern over the shortage of canal water, saying it was affecting Kharif cultivation. He immediately took up the matter with the concerned officials and the Madhya Pradesh Government, urging the release of additional water from Gandhi Sagar Dam.
Acting on his request, 1,800 cusecs of additional water was released at that time.
With the latest decision to release another 3,000 cusecs, farmers across Kota, Bundi, and Baran are expected to receive substantial relief during the ongoing Kharif season.
Source: IANS
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