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Rajasthan to get Narmada water by month-end

JAIPUR: The Narmada waters from the neighbouring Gujarat are likely to reach the border districts of Rajasthan by the month-end, enabling the State Government to expand the drinking water and irrigation facilities in the remote rural areas shortly.

State Water Resources Minister Sanwarlal Jat announced in the Assembly over the week-end that the successful completion of the Narmada canal project would bring water from the river to Jalore and Barmer districts by the last week of March. “The construction works under the project were carried out fast under strict monitoring of Chief Ministers of the two State.”

Mr. Jat said the State Government would undertake water harvesting works at a cost of Rs.70 crore for increasing the ground water level and irrigation projects at Dharia dam, Ambapura dam, Borband and Bhairon valley and Chiksana at a cost of Rs.20 crore.

The Minister also announced that Rs.30 crore would be spent on renovation of the Indira Gandhi Canal system, Rs.15 crore on works in the irrigated areas near Chambal river and Rs.5 crore on renovation of Parvati canal in Baran district.

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