Articles tagged under: Narmada canal

Saurashtra, North Gujarat to get 30,504 MCFT additional Narmada irrigation water for Rabi season

November 21, 2024
Saurashtra, North Gujarat to get 30,504 MCFT additional Narmada irrigation water for Rabi season

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has allocated a total of 30,504 million cubic feet (MCFT) of Narmada water to provide supplementary irrigation and drinking water facilities to farmers in the North Gujarat and Saurashtra regions for Rabi season crop cultivation. This decision will benefit approximately 60,000 acres of cultivable land. Narmada water is allocated at various stages of the year for both irrigation and drinking purposes in Nor...Read More

Narmada Canal water reaches Morbi’s Ghatila; MLA’s visit prompts syphon removal

June 23, 2024
Narmada Canal water reaches Morbi’s Ghatila; MLA’s visit prompts syphon removal

Morbi: Water from the Narmada canal has successfully reached Morbi's Ghatila after Morbi MLA Kantilal Amrutiya intervened due to complaints of blockage. MLA Amrutiya visited the canal on Thursday to investigate why the water was not progressing further. His visit prompted irrigation officials to remove the syphons blocking the water flow.Following the MLA's intervention, a team of approximately 60 officials from the irrigation department rushed to the site. Additionally, SRP jawans were deploy...Read More

20,000 cusecs of water released into Narmada canal

April 12, 2024
20,000 cusecs of water released into Narmada canal

Narmada: The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) has initiated the release of nearly 20,000 cusecs of water into the main canal of the Narmada dam due to the increased demand for water during the summer season. On Wednesday, SSNNL discharged 21,000 cusecs of water, contrary to the average release of about 10,000 cusecs since the end of March. Currently, the water level in the Narmada dam stands at 120 meters, with an inflow of around 10,000 cusecs from upstream dams in Madhya Prad...Read More

Narmada canal construction 91.76 percent complete, total completion by 2025: Minister

February 14, 2024
Narmada canal construction 91.76 percent complete, total completion by 2025: Minister

Gandhinagar: In response to a question asked by a member at the Assembly House, Minister Shri Rishikesh Patel said that as a result of Narmada Yojana started in Gujarat with the inspiration of Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi, Narmada has reached even inaccessible areas like Kutch. Minister Patel added that under the Narmada scheme, a total length of 69,497.41 km of canals is planned to be constructed in the state. Out of which 63,773 km long canal construction work has been completed. I...Read More

Cable bridge on Narmada Main Canal on Gandhinagar Metro Route nearly complete

February 13, 2024
Cable bridge on Narmada Main Canal on Gandhinagar Metro Route nearly complete

Gandhinagar: The extra dosed cable stayed bridge across the Narmada Main Canal on the Narendra Modi Stadium to Gandhinagar section of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is nearing completion, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Ltd annonced today.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by DeshGujarat (@deshgujaratinsta) The GMRC stated that the cable stayed bridge has a central span of 14...Read More

Narmada canal to soon have floating solar panels

December 11, 2023
Narmada canal to soon have floating solar panels

Ahmedabad: In the near future, travelers from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar will witness an innovative sight of solar panels positioned on both banks of the Narmada canal. This collection of 15 solar panels, expected to be manufactured in Gujarat, is anticipated to generate 3 MW of electricity. The state government has given in-principle approval to this project, which will be executed collaboratively by Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL...Read More

Dams in Rajkot to get Narmada water through SAUNI link

November 23, 2023

Rajkot: The monsoon this year was over a couple of months ago, and Aaji Dam-1 which supplies water to Rajkot city is near empty. The dam was full during the monsoon. Now the level of water is down again. On-demand by the Municipal Corporation of Rajkot, the State government has started preparing for an 1800 MCFT water supply to the Aaji and Nyari dams of Rajkot. It is learnt that in the initial phase, 800 MCFT water will be supplied to Aaji Dam-1 through the SAUNI yojana. Later in the summer,...Read More

નર્મદા યોજના અંતર્ગત નહેરોના નેટવર્ક દ્વારા રાજ્યનો ૩૨.૪૮ લાખ હેક્ટર વિસ્તાર સિંચાઇ હેઠળ આવરી લેવાયોઃ મંત્રી

March 13, 2023
નર્મદા યોજના અંતર્ગત નહેરોના નેટવર્ક દ્વારા રાજ્યનો ૩૨.૪૮ લાખ હેક્ટર વિસ્તાર સિંચાઇ હેઠળ આવરી લેવાયોઃ મંત્રી

ગાંધીનગરઃ વિધાનસભા ગૃહમાં નર્મદા વિભાગની અંદાજપત્રીય માંગણી પર મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્રભાઈ પટેલ વતી જવાબ આપતાં મંત્રી શ્રી ૠષિકેશભાઈ પટેલે જણાવ્યું હતું કે, ગુજરાતની જીવાદોરી સમાન નર...Read More

“Economic and agricultural growth rate of Gujarat is in double digits owing to the work done in water sector”

December 24, 2022
“Economic and agricultural growth rate of Gujarat is in double digits owing to the work done in water sector”

Ahmedabad: Water management is an important aspect of sustainable development. Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) organized a talk on 'Water Governance for Prosperity' on December 23, 2022 at 6.30 pm to increase awareness, promote water management and its importance for sustainable development. The event was organized by 'Wagh Bakri - AMA Center for Governance’ and addressed by Shri Bharat Lal, Director General, National Center for Good Governance, Government of India. In his address, S...Read More

ખેડૂતોના હિતમાં નર્મદાના નીર થકી સૌની યોજના દ્વારા સૌરાષ્ટ્રના જળાશયો ભરાશે

December 23, 2022
ખેડૂતોના હિતમાં નર્મદાના નીર થકી સૌની યોજના દ્વારા સૌરાષ્ટ્રના જળાશયો ભરાશે

ગાંધીનગરઃ કૃષિ મંત્રીશ્રી રાઘવજી પટેલે જણાવ્યું છે કે,ખેડૂતોના હિતને વરેલી રાજય સરકારે ખેડૂતોને સિંચાઈની સુવિધા ઉપલબ્ધ બનાવવા સતત પ્રયત્નશીલ છે.જેના ભાગરૂપે સૌરાષ્ટ્રના ખેડૂતોના હિતમા...Read More