Gujarat CM launches Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan from Kolavada

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today kicked off Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan from Kolavada in Gandhinagar district of North Gujarat. Under this water conservation movement, the State government will excavate number of water bodies during summer to make them ready to conserve more water in monsoon.

Gujarat government holds such summer water conservation drive since 2018. According to the State government, the latest edition is going to be 75-day long. It will be held in partnership of people. Six departments of State government are part of this abhiyan this year. Over 13,000 works are to be taken up by 31st of May this year. Deepening of ponds, desilting of check dams, desilting of water bodies, cleaning of water channels, check dam repairing and construction of new check dams are the works to be taken up. The government intends to add 15,000 lakh square ft additional water storage capacity through these works. The works that are to be taken up under MNREGA scheme will offer 25 lakh man-day employment.

According to government, over 56,000 works were done during 2018-2021 under this summer water conservation abhiyan. Thanks to these works, in last four years the storage capacity has increased by 61,781 lakh square ft. DeshGujarat