North India Statesman
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Bhopal, 29 August (HS). During his stay in New Delhi on Thursday, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav paid a courtesy visit to Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil in his office and discussed various issues. In the meeting, detailed discussions were held regarding river linking projects, especially the Ken-Betwa link project.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav told Union Minister Patil that Madhya Pradesh is playing a very important role in the river linking campaign. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are jointly working on the ambitious Ken-Betwa Link Project, which is a unique project of its kind in the world. This project in Madhya Pradesh will provide irrigation and drinking water supply to 10 districts of Bundelkhand region. Bundelkhand is a region which never lost its sovereignty to the Delhi Sultanate or Mughal rulers but unfortunately this region became resourceless due to lack of water.
Chief Minister Dr Yadav said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, this region will be developed in all aspects through the Ken-Betwa project. On the request of Chief Minister Dr Yadav, the Union Jal Shakti Minister assured the state to release the remaining amount of Rs 1150 crore received from the Centre for land acquisition and resettlement of Daudhan Dam and Link Canal soon.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav requested that it would be appropriate to include Madhya Pradesh's Patne and Byarma irrigation project of about 2,50,000 hectares instead of 90,100 hectares of irrigation from the Damoh-Panna lift irrigation scheme currently provisioned under the approved Ken-Betwa link project. In this regard, the revised DPR is being sent by the state government, on which the Union Minister assured to consider positively.
In the meeting, Chief Minister Dr Yadav also discussed in detail about the Rs 70,000 crore Parvati-Kalisindh Chambal project approved by the Government of India with Rajasthan. Chief Minister Dr Yadav said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state which is considering linking inter-state rivers in addition to linking rivers with neighbouring states. He informed the Union Minister that a preliminary proposal is being made to link Kanh and Gambhir rivers, to which the Union Minister has given in-principle approval.
In the meeting, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav informed that 17 out of 21 schemes under the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme have been completed first in the state. For this, Union Minister Patil praised the state government. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav also gave proposals related to ghat construction and river cleaning to Union Minister Patil in connection with the Simhastha festival to be held in Ujjain in the year 2028.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav made a courtesy call on Union Minister Joshi
During his Delhi visit on Thursday, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav also paid a courtesy visit to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi at his residence. During this, the Chief Minister had a meaningful discussion with Union Minister Joshi on various subjects related to his ministry. During the meeting, various subjects related to PM Kusum, PM Surya Ghar Yojana, PM Asha Yojana and crop procurement were discussed.
