Water conservation work helps in irrigating 2,000 hectares of agricultural land & providing drinking water to 6 villages in Wardha
19 Oct 2021 16:42:31
Wardha, October 19: In Wardha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday informed that due to the flood waters, river Dham and Moti Nala were causing severe damage to agriculture in area. But due to widening and deepening of nala, this problem has solved. He added that, about 2,000 hectares of land has been put under irrigation due to water conservation and drinking water is made available to 6 villages in the area.
Gadkari was on a 1-day visit to monitor water conservation work in Wardha district. Water conservation is underway at 26 km stretch of Dham river in Yelakeli village of Wardha's Selu taluka and 9 km stretch of Moti Nala, Mandwa.
Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation supported water conservation work of Dham river, and water conservation work at Moti Nala is funded by CSR fund of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
In Wardha, deepening of Tamaswada Nala widened the river bed and restored the flow of the river. This pattern became famous as 'Tamaswada pattern'. Based on it, to revive the dying Moti Nala through a water conservation project, financial support was provided from CSR fund of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Gadkari took initiative for this.
Now this project is storing about 280 cubic milliliters of water annually. As a result, water has become available for about 600 acres of agricultural land and due to the water availability, allied agricultural activities have also flourished.
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After inspection of Moti Nala, Gadkari addressed a public meeting at Mandwa. He advised the farmers in the area to cultivate sugarcane instead of crops like soybean and cotton. For fruit cultivation, drip irrigation should be adopted based on the principle of 'One Drop Moor Crop'.
With the efforts of Gadkari, in collaboration with Janakidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha in Wardha, sludge removal from Dham river was carried out between 27-31 May 2021, as a result this initiative, a total of 16 thousand 233 cubic meters of silt was removed from the 200 meter stretch of the river and water conservation work was completed for 26 km of river length. This work has resulted in increase of water storage in canal. It in turn, has benefitted the agricultural irrigation here.