The Punjab Canal and Drainage Act, 2023
The Government of Punjab on December 27, 2023, notified the Punjab Canal and Drainage Act, 2023. The following has been stated: Section 2 talks about various definitions like “canal” “culturable command
Canal Irrigation
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Take action on violation of forest Act, ministry told
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Munak canal completes, city to get 80 mgd water supply
<p>After missing several deadlines, long pending concretisation of Munak canal is finally completed. Completion of this canal will now ensure uninterrupted additional 80 mgd water supply to the Capital. <br />
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Posco set to fuel a bitter war over water
The environmental clearance for the 12 million tonne greenfield steel plant project of South Korean major Posco is all set to fuel a bitter war over water. The Mahanadi Banchao Andolan, which is spearheading the movement against diversion of water from the Mahanadi river to industries, today reacted strongly to the proposals for drawal of water from the Jobra barrage for the POSCO project.
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River waters to be cleaned by November-end
The Punjab Government has announced that work on the cleaning of river waters in the state will be completed by November 30. At a review meeting held here today, the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, DS Guru, sought an assurance from various departments to make the Sutlej and the Beas pollution free over the next 10 months as had already been announced by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Bad
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538-crore scheme for farm reforms sanctioned
JAIPUR: The Union Government has sanctioned a scheme worth Rs.538 crore for reforms in agricultural fields situated in the Gang Canal Project region in northern Rajasthan.
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Odisha to set up mega lift-irrigation projects
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure that 35per cent of the state's agricultural land was irrigated in the next five years, the Odisha government on Friday decided to implement mega lift irrigation projects. This was decided at a high level meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here. The mega lift irrigation projects would be set up mostly in the areas ha
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Administrative sanction for canal works under Bundelkhand package
An administrative sanction was accorded for the construction of Urmil Danyi canal and the re-construction of Ranganwa high level canal project under Bundelkhand package at Naugaon in Chhatarpur district. An amount of Rs 40 crore 74 lakh was sanctioned for Urmil Danyi and Ranganwa canal project is allotted Rs 34 crore 57 lakh.
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24500 acre areas to be irrigated in Khargone district
The high court of Madhya Pradesh has permitted to fill water upto 310meter in the Aparbeda irrigation project dam in tribal dominated area in west Madhya Pradesh region. The decision of the court paved the way for irrigation project of Aparbeda that will irrigate 24 thousand 500 acre agriculture lands in this tribal dominated area facing an abysmal ignorance for a long time.
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Water released from KRP Dam for second crop
A total of 9,012 acres of farm land to be irrigated for 120 days District Collector V. Arun Roy (right) opening the sluice gates of the left and right main canals of the KRP dam on Monday. KRISHNAGIRI: Water from the Krishnagiri Reservoir Project (KRP) Dam was released for the second crop from the right and left main canals on Monday by Collector V.
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Stage set for Krishna delta modernisation
Dec. 8: The state government is taking up delta modernisation works in Krishna district at a cost of Rs 2,180 crore. The works will be completed in a phased manner by next summer. As part of the modernisation works, Krishna eastern canal will be started very soon.