Development Commissioner Visits Kanapura Dam, regarding Timely Completion of this Irrigation Project.
During two days visit to Keonjhar District, Smt Anu Garg, (IAS) Development Commissioner- cum-Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Department of Water
Resources, visited the irrigation project in Keonjhar district. And
inspected the ongoing works of Dam & spillway including gate works and
canal system to review the progress of Kanapura Irrigation Project. She also had
a high-level meeting attended by the District Magistrate and Collector of Keonjhar, Engineer-in-Chief of Water Resources, Managing Director of OCC, Chief
Engineer (Designs), and the Chief Construction Engineer of the
Irrigation Project. Here details of issues relating to Irrigation Project and other water sector programme in the district were discussed.
Senior officers from various
sectors of the Water Resources Department including Major & Medium Irrigation, Megalift, Minor Irrigation, OLIC, and Ground Water updates on their preparedness and initiatives aimed at irrigation development across Keonjhar district for vision odisha 2036.
The project, which began
two decades ago is poised to be the first major irrigation project in the Baitarani river.
System to moderate flood situations in the river basin. Besides, water stored
will support irrigation in nearly 30,000 hectares and provide much needed
drinking water in Odisha’s mineral rich areas.
Highlighting the water-scarce
ACS proposed the interlinking of minor irrigation projects to it. facilitate water transfer.
Government has strengthen irrigation by it. For all water is life and pressious.
Report by
Pathani Rout
