Featured

CM Denies BJP’s Allegations Of No Budget Support For Irrigation Project

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The issue of non-allocation of funds for Gangadhar Meher
Lift Canal System in Bargarh district is not a fact. In the annual
budget of 2017-18, an amount of Rs 1.50 crore has been allocated under
pre-project activities of other pipeline projects including Bijepur
Lift Irrigation, which is one of the 58 projects, clarified Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. The statement came following
adjournment of the state assembly for an hour owing to ruckus created
by BJP legislators alleging that no budgetary support was provided for
Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System by state government in its
supplementary budget.

“The Bijepur Lift Irrigation has been recently renamed as Gangadhar
Meher Lift Irrigation Canal System and the same will reflected
accordingly in the outcome budget o Water Resources Department.
Further, Government has already created a working division at Bijepur
with one executive engineer, three assistant executive engineers and
six junior engineers with other support staff to look after this
project exclusively”, the Chief Minister said.

“The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1, 246.56 crore. The project
will provide irrigation to 25, 600 hectares in Khariff and 7, 000
hectares in Rabi in the drought-affected Bijepur, Sohela and Barapalli
blocks of Bargarh district. Modern irrigation technologies such as Under
Ground Pipe Line with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System
will be adopted in this project for efficient water management. Micro
Irrigation System will be taken up in 30 percent of project command
area”, Naveen said, adding, “Unlike others, we talk less but our work
speaks for itself. We are the only government to adopt manifesto and
implementing the same in letter and spirit.”

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Man Stabs Brother-In-Law To Death In Odisha’s Sundargarh

Sundargarh: Police arrested a man for allegedly killing his brother-in-law for torturing his sister in…

March 28, 2024

Heavyweight Collaboration: In A First, Reliance Picks Up 26% Stake In Adani Power Project

Mumbai: This is what you call a heavyweight collaboration. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration between rival…

March 28, 2024

PDS Queues Longer, Market Price Of Rice Higher As Kashmir Ditches Paddy For Apple Crop, Urbanisation

Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth Anantnag (Jammu & Kashmir): On a chilly winter morning, Irshad Bhat…

March 28, 2024

Odisha Polls: Former Chitrakonda MLA Dambaru Sisa Resigns From BJD

Bhubaneswar: The former MLA of BJD from Chitrakonda in Odisha's Malkangiri district, Dambaru Sisa, on…

March 28, 2024

LS Polls: JMM Nominates Anjani Soren For Odisha’s Mayurbhanj Seat

Bhubaneswar: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has announced Anjani Soren as its candidate for Lok…

March 28, 2024

IESA Signs MoU With Bhubaneswar’s BCKIC To Work In Critical Minerals & Energy Sector

Bhubaneswar: India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bhubaneswar City Knowledge…

March 28, 2024

Vigilance Nabs OSD In Odisha’s Nuapada Collectorate While Taking Bribe Of Rs 30,000

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday apprehended an officer in the collectorate of Nuapada district while…

March 28, 2024

Odisha Javelin Star Kishore Jena Set For Diamond League Debut; Neeraj Chopra Among Strong Field

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s star javelin thrower Kishore Jena had a stellar season in 2023. And he’s…

March 28, 2024