Entire western MP to benefit from river link project: CM

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said Tuesday is a historic day for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a trilateral agreement will be signed for the Parvati, Chambal, and Kalisindh river linking campaign today.

The Central Government has initiated this wonderful project worth Rs 72 thousand crore for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It will provide drinking water and all types of irrigation facilities in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Water is a gift of nature but its proper use is done in the interest of the society through any government. For the last 20 years, the agreement between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has been postponed for some reason or another.

This is a period of change under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. This project will enable adequate arrangements for drinking water and irrigation in the entire western Madhya Pradesh including Sheopur, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Agar, Indore, Dhar, Ujjain, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Sehore etc. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said this in his message issued before Prime Minister Modi left for the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project programme in Dadiya village (Jaipur) of Rajasthan.

40 lakh population will get drinking water along with irrigation water

Total 3217 villages of the state will benefit from this project. 6 lakh 13 thousand 520 hectares Land will be irrigated in Malwa and Chambal region and drinking water will be available to 40 lakh population. Apart from this, water will be made available as per the demand of farmers in Bhind, Morena, and Sheopur districts through the modernization work of about 60-year-old Chambal right main canal and distribution system.

The estimated cost of the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal link project is Rs 72 thousand crores, in which Madhya Pradesh will spend Rs 35 thousand crores and Rajasthan will spend Rs 37 thousand crores. In this scheme of the Centre, 90 percent of the total cost will be the central share and 10 percent state share. The total water-filling capacity of the project will be 1908.83 cubic meters.

Also, 172 million cubic meters of water will be reserved for drinking water and industries. 21 dams/barrages will be constructed under the project.