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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Change the flow of water policy
THE GOVERNMENT ENUNCIATED ITS FIRST National Water Policy in 1987. A revised version was enunciated in 2002. Yet another revision is underway, for which view have been sought. Here are some bold suggestions. First, the new policy should be written for implementation. That cannot be said about water policies of 1987 and 2002.
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Water released from Periyar Dam
5,146 acres, 468 acres of wet lands and 4,678 acres of dry lands, to be benefited. Water will be supplied continuously for the next 120 days: Collector THENI: Water has been released through P.T.R. Rajan and Thanthai Periyar canals to irrigate single cropping areas in both wet and dry lands in Cumbum valley, said Collector P.
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CM completion of Omkareshwar Canal Construction project by 2012
The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the officers concerned to complete works of first and second phases of Omkareshwar canal construction project compulsorily by 2012.
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20 years on, canal to get green light
Jamshedpur, Oct.
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Govt aid and hybrid tomatoes change Tularam s fortune
Due to hard work and help from the state government's Horticulture Department, the life of a medium category farmer Tularam Patel has completely changed. Tularam, a resident of village Mohgaon Kalan in Seoni district, had only 1.20 hectares of land. He used to grow wheat on this land but had to face difficulty in meeting the requirements of his family.
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Government mulls mega lift irrigation points
BHUBANESWAR: In view of the increasing requirement of water by the farmers and the inadequacy of the canal systems to meet the demand, the State Government is contemplating to introduce mega lift irrigation projects on an experimental basis. The steering committee of the Mahanadi Basin Development Plan which met here today discussed the issue and identified five mega lift irrigation projects.
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Water quality of Gurgaon canal in Haryana
Gurgaon Canal is one of the main source of irrigation in Faridabad, and Gurgaon district of Haryana. Water quality evaluation of canal water was carried out to assess the qualitative changes and possibility of point and and non point pollution loads.
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Bhakra tilts some more, dam officials allay fears
Chandigarh: As if the retreating monsoon fury was not enough, Bhakra dam registered another, albeit, disturbing record on Thursday, by registering its highest ever deflection, a tilt in layman
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Enhancing crop water productivity to ameliorate groundwater decline
Increased use of fresh water supplies in agricultural and non-agricultural activities in the past few decades has caused an alarming rate of groundwater depletion in many regions of the world. This threatens the sustenance of crop production and the ensuing food security.
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Hojai floods damage irrigation canals, crops
HOJAI, Sept 8