Rupani reviews scarcity situation in Kutch
November 19, 2018
Bhuj: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani today held a high-level meeting at Bhuj with the local district administration to review the situation emerging in scarcity affected Kutch district. In the meeting, the Chief Minister assured that Kutch would not face any difficult in this hard time.
Rupani further stated that to resolve the issue of drinking water, the Tappar Dam would be filled with Narmada waters from January 20, 2019. The state government has ensured adequate quota of fodder. Kutch district was declared scarcity affected area on last October 1.
If required, cattle camps would be setup in the district. So far, six racks of grass quota has been supply to Kutch through train route, while, another seven racks of grass quota is on the way, he added.
Earlier describing the situation in Kutch at the beginning of the meeting, district collector Remya Mohan said that so far, 2.72-Cr kg of grass has been distributed in Kutch. Besides this, the state government is playing a key-role for donors in purchasing grass from neighbouring states like Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and others.
In Kutch, 217 villages are getting Narmada drinking waters, 206 villages are getting Narmada waters through local water sources, 427 villages through local water sources and 17 villages through water tankers.
Two contingency plans of Rs. 3468.40-lakh and Rs. 208-lakh have been chalked out for rural and urban areas, respectively, she added.
The review meeting was also attended by Revenue Minister Kaushikbhai Patel, Minister of State Vasanbhai Ahir, Member of Parliament Vinodbhai Chavda, MLAs Dr. Neemaben Acharya (Bhuj), Mrs. Maltiben Maheshwari (Gandhidham), and Virendrasinh Jadeja (Mandvi), and others.
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