Articles tagged under: Sujalam Sufalam

Gujarat govt allocates 30,689 MCFT Narmada water to North Gujarat, Saurashtra

May 21, 2025
Gujarat govt allocates 30,689 MCFT Narmada water to North Gujarat, Saurashtra

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to allocate 30,689 MCFT of Narmada water to the North Gujarat and Saurashtra regions by June 30, 2025, the Gujarat government announced today. According to the official statement, this farmer-friendly decision was taken in response to representations made by farmers and leaders from North Gujarat and Saurashtra. Accordingly, 14,539 MCFT of Narmada water will be allocated to North Gujarat and 16,150 MCFT to Saurashtra. This water will ...Read More

Irrigation coverage expands to 61.32 lakh hectares out of 70 lakh hectares in Gujarat

March 21, 2025
Irrigation coverage expands to 61.32 lakh hectares out of 70 lakh hectares in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Every year, March 22 is observed as World Water Day. On this occasion, it is worth discussing Gujarat’s water conservation and management model. Over the past two and a half decades, Gujarat, covering 196 lakh hectares, has turned around its water crisis into an opportunity through favorable policies. Today, Gujarat has effectively utilized 61.32 lakh hectares of its 70 lakh hectares irrigation capacity. The construction of 1,87,403 check dams has ensured groundwater recharge a...Read More

Saurashtra, North Gujarat to get 30,504 MCFT additional Narmada irrigation water for Rabi season

November 21, 2024
Saurashtra, North Gujarat to get 30,504 MCFT additional Narmada irrigation water for Rabi season

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has allocated a total of 30,504 million cubic feet (MCFT) of Narmada water to provide supplementary irrigation and drinking water facilities to farmers in the North Gujarat and Saurashtra regions for Rabi season crop cultivation. This decision will benefit approximately 60,000 acres of cultivable land. Narmada water is allocated at various stages of the year for both irrigation and drinking purposes in Nor...Read More