On the occasion of Dharti Aba Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jayanti (National Tribal Pride Day), Governor Mangu Bhai Patel and Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will participate in state level events in Jabalpur on 14 November, Dhar, Jobat (District Alirajpur) on 15 November and Khandwa on 16 November. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the program through video conferencing in the state level function to be held on November 15 in Dhar district. During this, the Prime Minister will address the people of the state. During the road show in Dhar, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will go among the villagers and interact with them and take feedback on government schemes. Under the Chief Minister Registry Scheme (Ownership Rights Registration), work will also be done regarding the registry of plots and houses of eligible lease holders.
The Chief Minister will inaugurate the Dahi Micro Lift Irrigation Project. With this, farmers in Dhar and Alirajpur districts will get water for irrigation. That means farmers of a total of 126 villages will benefit from this project. The project will provide irrigation facility to about 47 thousand hectares of agricultural land in 84 villages of Dhar district and 42 villages of Alirajpur district during Rabi season. About 1 lakh 26 thousand farmers will benefit from this. Through the project, micro irrigation facility will be provided in 47000 hectare area by lifting 166.51 million cubic meters of water. For the operation of the project, 58.87 MW power will be supplied by Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited from 220 KV very high pressure Susari sub-station located in Kukshi tehsil area and 132 KV sub-station located at Jobat. The project will irrigate 13180 hectares of land in Kukshi tehsil area and 15895 hectares of land in Dahi tehsil area of Dhar district. This project will irrigate 15963 hectares of land in Jobat tehsil area of Alirajpur district, 1759 hectares in Sondwa tehsil area and 1958 hectares of land in Alirajpur tehsil area. The project will increase the production of wheat, gram, vegetables and fodder crops. The government has issued guidelines to all the collectors and district magistrates of the Tribal Affairs and Scheduled Caste Development Department regarding Tribal Pride Day in 88 tribal development blocks.
The project made with modern technology is being tested
Narmada Valley Development Authority has completed the construction work of the project at a cost of about Rs 1353.18 crore. Currently testing work is going on. The highlight of the project is its modern technology. Through the intake structure, water will be delivered to the farmers’ fields through a pressurized underground pipeline. For this, five modern pump houses have been built. In this, approximately 58 kilometers of rising mains and thousands of kilometers of distribution capacity pipelines have been constructed. From 11th to 15th November, Krishi Chaupal and Krishi Pathshalas will be organized in 85 gram panchayats of the project area. A picture of modern farming will be shown in the inauguration ceremony. A live exhibition of smart farmers and precision farming will be organised.