RAJKOT: The arid Kutch district will get irrigation water soon. The Gujarat government on Tuesday approved the work orders worth Rs 4369 crore in phase 1 to create the infrastructure to make available Narmada water to several talukas of Kutch.
The state government in a statement said that a 337 km long pipeline will be laid for this project. This pipeline will provide water to 38 irrigation schemes of Kutch.
According to the government, after completion of this work 77 villages of six talukas including Mundra, Rapar, Anjar, Mandvi, Bhuj and Nakhatrana will get water for irrigation. The 81,000 acre area of agriculture will be covered under irrigation.
The farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Sangh had recently protested in all the talukas of Kutch with the demand to provide Narmada water for irrigation.
The farmers in Kutch are dependent on monsoon for farming and they could take only one crop in a year.
After the availability of irrigation water, the farmers will be able to take two to three crops in a year.
The state government in a statement said that a 337 km long pipeline will be laid for this project. This pipeline will provide water to 38 irrigation schemes of Kutch.
According to the government, after completion of this work 77 villages of six talukas including Mundra, Rapar, Anjar, Mandvi, Bhuj and Nakhatrana will get water for irrigation. The 81,000 acre area of agriculture will be covered under irrigation.
The farmers under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Sangh had recently protested in all the talukas of Kutch with the demand to provide Narmada water for irrigation.
The farmers in Kutch are dependent on monsoon for farming and they could take only one crop in a year.
After the availability of irrigation water, the farmers will be able to take two to three crops in a year.
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