Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a high -level review meeting of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department (Small Irrigation) on Saturday. He said that water crisis has become a matter of our collective concern today. The Chief Minister said that check dams, ponds and blasts stop rainwater and gradually allow it to be absorbed into the land. This is not only a local priority but a national requirement. Czech dams, ponds and blasts are not only a provision of water preventing water, but integrated water management, which is quite economical compared to large dams.
Chief Minister Yogi said that 6,448 check dams have been constructed by the department in various parts of local/ rainy river/ drains. On an average, 20 hectares of additional irrigation capacity develops from each check dam. Thus, a total of 1,28,960 hectares of additional irrigation capacity has been created from the check dams built and more than 10 thousand hectares of groundwater is being recharged every year. He said that with these efforts, Annadata farmers have been able to take two to three crops a year.
Rainwater harvesting and ground water recharging
The Chief Minister said that For farmers’ interest The state government is constantly taking steps towards rainwater harvesting and ground water recharging. Since the financial year 2022-23, their capacity has been increased by de-silting and repairing 1,002 check dams. Similarly, out of 16,610 ponds of 1 to 5 hectares of the state, 1,343 has been redeveloped and renovated, while till the year 2017-2025, 18576 hectares of irrigation capacity has been created through 6192 blasts.
Giving special emphasis on rain water harvesting, the Chief Minister said that rain water harvesting should be compulsorily facilitated in all buildings larger than 100 square meters in the state. He said that this step will prove to be decisive for water conservation in both urban and rural areas.
The Chief Minister said that till 2017, there were 82 overwhelming and 47 critical areas in the state. As a result of continuous efforts, in the year 2024, it has come down to 50 overdose and 45 critical areas, which is satisfactory. He said that in the coming years, there should be an effort to bring these areas completely in the general category in this direction.
Scientific method
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a high -level meeting with the officials of the Irrigation Department regarding the renovation and modernization of state tube wells. In the meeting, the Chief Minister said that providing better irrigation facility to the farmers of the state is the top priority of the government. The Chief Minister directed the officials to adopt scientific method to prevent water misuse from tube wells and proper arrangements for water conservation should be made.
The Chief Minister reviewed the major irrigation projects like Saryu Canal National Project, Baan Sagar, Central Ganga and instructed to remove the shortcomings in it. He said that the strong implementation of these projects will ensure the solution of water problems in rural and urban areas. The Chief Minister paid special attention to the problems of the farmers of the Terai region and said that the reserve wire should be revived and revived, so that more and more farmers can get irrigation facilities. Also, instructed to use silt to prevent harvesting.
