Haryana government has planned to rejuvenate the existing canal system by increasing the capacity of carrier system, so that surplus water during the monsoon period can be brought to the state for irrigation as well as conservation.
A spokesperson of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department said that a vigorous campaign launched by the department has resulted in to feeding of almost all the tails in monsoon season except seven critical tails.
He said that there are 1,356 total tails of the irrigation and Water Resources Department out of which about 218 tails remained short or received a deficit supply at tail for the past five to 25 years. The department under the vision of the state government that is ‘Har Khet Ko Pani’ has fed almost hundred such tail which were critical and since not fed for the last 25 years.
Under the ‘Har Khet Ko Pani’, a project of improving capacity of various pump houses and canals of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Lift irrigation System costing Rs 143 Crore has been approved. The 60 per cent work has been completed with the cost of Rs 75 Crore and the remaining work would be completed up to March 31, 2018 in a phased manner, he added.
The spokesperson said that to provide water up to tail, the work of repair and clearance of the canals and watercourses have been completed with an expenditure of Rs 135 Crore. A project has been planned for the rehabilitation of 125 channels during financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Special emphasis has been laid on removing carrier capacity constraints and the bottlenecks in running canals. In the Western Jamuna Canal (WJC) Channel, five old and dilapidated bridges have been reconstructed with the cost of about Rs 30 Crore.
Apart from this, a Rs 300 Crore scheme has been approved by NABARD for rehabilitation of 564 watercourses. Out of these, work on 150 watercourses has been completed and work on 130 watercourses is in progress, while work on remaining water courses would be completed by March 31, 2018, he further added.