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NVDA to explore additional possibilities to benefit farmers, new
3-D survey technique to be introduced
Bhopal, May 10 (Pervez Bari): The Narmada Valley Development
Authority, (NVDA), of Madhya Pradesh is thinking out of the frame to
explore the additional possibilities to extend benefits of Narmada
Valley reservoirs to the farmers not being covered under the projects.
The Vice Chairman NVDA Pradeep Bhargava put forth the idea of
exploring additional possibilities to increase the command area under
various reservoirs and directed Member (Engg.) V.K.Bhatia to lead a
team of experienced irrigation, power and mechanical engineers to make
extensive tours of reservoir areas for finding ways and means for
this. He said that the team should also study the traditional way of
carrying water to the fields and those means be taken into care for
preparing effective and cost saving schemes to water the fields. He
said that wherever lift of water is involved then requirement of power
should also be calculated so that provisions for supplying power may
be made in advance.
Bhargava informed that idea of creating additional irrigation
potential has been implemented experimentally in Khandwa District. The
villages on the periphery of Indira Sagar Projects would be
facilitated by power supply to lift and carry the reservoir water to
their fields. The installation of power line is on in the selected
region in the form of garlanding the area. The scheme is designed to
add about 12,000 hectare irrigation potential. Bhargava informed that
the study to explore the additional possibilities to benefit the
farmers would be done on Sardar Sarovar, Indira sagar, Omkareshwar,
Maan and Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad (Jobat) projects.
“We do hope that attempting this aspect, the collective command area
from these reservoirs may be increased to about 2 lakh hectares in
addition to the designed command area“, Bhargava added.
It may be mentioned here that there is no command area in Madhya
Pradesh from S.S.P while the I.S.P has been designed to irrigate 1.23
lakh hectares, O.S.P for 1.47 lakh, Maan for 15,000 and Jobat for 9848
hectare irrigation.
Vice Chairman informed that to compress the time and to increase the
accuracy NVDA is thinking to introduce new 3-dimensional survey
technique for the future projects. Initially O.S.P canal phase-4 would
be put under 3-D survey. If found suitable it would be introduced for
future projects. He directed the officials to complete all formalities
within time limit for proposed Sher, Shakkar, Machrewa, Doodhi, Morand,
Ganjaal, Ataria, Raghavpur, Roosra, Basaania, Upper Budhner and
Sitarewa projects so as to start their construction as per schedule. (pervezbari@eth.net)
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