Govt to excavate North Gujarat’s 14 lakes deeper
February 03, 2010
Govt to excavate North Gujarat’s 14 lakes deeper
By our correspondent
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 3 February, 2010
Gujarat Government has taken a decision to excavate 14 lakes deeper to avail better irrigation facility in view of scarcity of water.
According to state Government spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas, five lakes of Patan district, six of Banaskantha, one lake of Mahesana district and two lakes of Gandhinagar district will be excavated deeper. The government will spend Rs 25 lakh for each lake. The villages where the lakes are situated are: Taranagar, Timbasun, Rupal, Nanosana, Vadgam, Basu, Jamla, Rancharda, Dethli, Sumanpur, Nagvasna, Kholvado, Thathrasan and Asjol of talukas including Sami, Vadgam, Kalol, Siddhpur and Bechraji.
The government has in principal approved deeper excavation of 164 lakes in the state.
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