Paani Bachao - the key to Gujarat's prosperity

Gujarat Series -7

Paani Bachao - the key to Prosperity of the state...




Gujarat has always been a state with scarce rainfall...to the extent that when Mr. Suresh Mehta was the CM, the state had to resort to Cloud seeding and artificial rains.

Hence its necessary that the people of Gujarat be acclaimatised with methods of water conservation. Shri Narendra Modi’s razor-sharp mindset captured this capacity of the Gujaratis and programmed it to be utilized for welfare and betterment of the society.

Many schemes and yojnas adopted for water reservoir and conservation have tendered Gujarat, to be a Tanker free state.

The height of Narmada Dam has been raised, which has yielded production of energy for Gujarat and the water shortage of the neighbouring state Rajasthan was also allieviated to a great extent due to canal network.

In every rural region, more and more lakes and ponds have been dug deeper, which has aided in increasing the water level.

The dedicated movement prevailing since last decade, to create well equipped water administration system, has enriched about six and a half lakh farmer’s lives, through 5,09,162 water reservoirs. Till date, 1, 17,870 Check dams, 1, 22,035 Bori Bandhs, 2, 49,537 Farm Ponds and 750 Jal Mandir has been constructed and are operational. Due to efforts by the Gujarat Govt., has entitled the state to increase the level of water by 3 to 9 feet.

In last 40 years, there only 4000 Check Dams had been constructed but in the last decade, 1,50,000 more Check Dams were built. The Check Dams have been created through the Public-Private Partnership model.

The farmers are actively participating, in creating well tuned irrigation systems. About 1,349 small groups are formed and 3, 74,538 hecters are irrigated.

With unlimited dedicated efforts by the current govt. has bestowed upon the people with Sardar Sarovar project. The 121.98 meter height of the dam has enabled the water flow into 458 km. long canal, which benefits 5 lakh farmers of the state. The other big and small irrigation projects of the state have facilitated more area of 1.09 lakh hectares of land.

The introduction of Gujarat Green Revolution Company has developed The Drip Irrigation technique and it has doubled the income of farmers covering 1.50 lakh hecters since 2005.

The farsightedness of Narendra Modi has conferred the fact that Jalvikas [Water Resources Development] is the key to Janvikas [Human Resource Development].



The construction of Check Dams, Lake and Pond echoing as well as various irrigation facilities has empowered the state to create Water Revolution.



In Sabarkantha district’s Tatrak, Meshwo and Mazam dam area, in Banaskantha district’s Dantiwada and Sipu dam areas, in Panchmahal distric’s Lunwada, Godhra and Shehera, the pipelines for water have been created worth 180 crores.

In certain regions of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat the process of minerals controlling has been adopted.

To secure Surat, from floods regulation of creeks has been undertaken.

South Gujarat’s 9600 acres of tribal land area, to be irrigated through Ukai-Purna high level canal has been created.

Under Modi, Water Conservation has found its momentum in Gujarat and it has excelled in agricultural output as well as industrial development.









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