Gujarat govt announces irrigation water release from dams for standing crops

Gandhinagar: Gujarat CM Vijaybhai Rupani has decided to keep the water of 56 dams and waterbodies of potable water reserved till 30th September and provide the remaining water to the farmers in command areas to save their standing crops as per the respective area’s demand.

Secretary of Water Resources M.K. Jadav informed in a press-release that the irrigation water is supplied to the areas with demand from 39 waterbodies to nine and a half lakh acres land to save the standing crops due to the beneficial decision of CM Vijay Rupani.

In Saurashtra region, the potable water of 36 dams out of a total 141 dams are kept reserved for two months. It is planned to provide water for irrigation to 1,48,200 acres of land from 79 dams in Saurashtra. The water of 23 dams is supplied for irrigation at present in Saurashtra. It includes 13 dams of Jamnagar district namely Und-1, Sasoi, Panna, Aji-4, Fulzar-1, Fulzar-2, Fulzar Kotda, Vodisang, Vijrakhi, Und-3, Sapda, Umiyasagar and Ruparel. It includes dams of Rajkot district namely Aji-2, Aji-3 and Nyari-2; dams of Morbi district namely Brahmani-1, Demi-1, Ghodadhroi and Demi-2; Falku dam of Surendranagar district; Sorthi dam of Porbandar district and Veradi-2 dam of Devbhumi Dwarka district.

It is planned to supply water to 37050 acres of land in North Gujarat as per the demands after keeping the potable water of Dharoi dam reserved. The irrigation water will be supplied to 5,18,700 acres of land in central Gujarat out of 13 dams, as per the planning. 6000 cusec water from Kadana dam is supplied to Mahi command area for irrigation. Moreover, water from Panam, Karad, Vadhvana, Vatrak, Meshvo, Hathmati, Karjan, Sukhi, Dev, Patadungari and Edalvada is supplied for irrigation.

The government has planned to supply water for irrigation to 4,69,300 acres of land in South Gujarat from Damanganga, Ukai, Jooj, Keliya, Kakrapar and Gordha dams out of which the water from Ukai, Kakrapar, Damanganga and Gordha dams is already being supplied. DeshGujarat