Gujarat govt allocates 17 lakh kg fodder to 4 districts, 74 tankers moved for water supply to 102 villages

Gandhinagar: A meeting led by Revenue minister was held in capital Gandhinagar today to further review the situation of water and fodder availability in the State in ongoing summer period. Following are the details the State government has shared after the meeting:

– 17 lakh kg fodder allocated for cattle in Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Botad districts.
– 74 water supply tankers deployed to carry out 287 trips covering 102 villages in 8 districts.
– Chief Minister visited Chavad in Amreli district on April 7 to supervise D network trunk pipeline works. He has issued order for speedy completion of this work to ensure water supply to Jetpur by May, 2017.
– Foundation stone was laid on April 11 for Rs 309 crore water supply scheme covering 216 villages under group water supply project in tribal area.
-84,006 labourers are employed in 7,353 works such as excavation of water bodies, farm talav, toilet construction etc under MGNREGA.

DeshGujarat