irrigation

Leh, March 14 Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday directed the administration to prepare a plan for creating at least 50 small water bodies across the Union Territory.During a meeting with Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra, the LG also directed that the locations be...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State President, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Saturday that a meeting would be held in New Delhi with Members of Parliament from the State to discuss the objections raised by Andhra Pradesh over the third phase of the Upper...

Gandhinagar/Vadodara, March 14 – The construction of a dam across the Mahi River in the village of Poicha, in the Vadodara district, at an estimated cost of ₹349 crore, is currently underway. It is expected to provide irrigation benefits to nearly 29,000 acres of land, the state government...

Bhopal, March 13: In a proactive measure to combat the rapidly declining groundwater levels, Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh has declared the entire district a "water-scarce zone" and imposed an immediate ban on the digging of new private borewells.The order, issued under the...

Jaipur, March 13. Hanuman Beniwal, the convener of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Member of Parliament from Nagaur, drew the attention of the Central government to several critical national and regional issues during the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the second batch of Supplementary...

New Delhi, March 13 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched an amphibious excavator machine on Friday, which was procured for cleaning the Najafgarh drain.Gupta, who visited the Badusarai area for an on-site inspection, said that the new machines procured by the Irrigation and Flood Control...

Gandhinagar/Bhavnagar, March 12: The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval of ₹285 crore for the long-standing Methala dam project in the Bhavnagar district, a scheme expected to provide irrigation to about 6,550 hectares of land across 10 villages while also helping to control...

Hamirpur (HP), March 11 Over two dozen people, including 13 schoolchildren, have contracted jaundice in areas adjoining Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur city, triggering panic among residents and prompting authorities to collect water samples to ascertain the cause, officials said on Wednesday.The...

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the state government is prioritizing infrastructure development in rural areas to sustain economic growth and expand opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state.In a post on the...

Amaravati, March 11 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday proposed establishing an 'Indian School of Agriculture' to strengthen the sector while reviewing governance priorities with district collectors.Addressing the sixth District Collectors' Conference here, the...

Deputy Commissioner Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat presided over an Awami Darbar in Shangus, Anantnag, where residents raised issues related to irrigation, roads, flood control, and power. He assured timely resolution and reaffirmed the administration's commitment to local governance.Srinagar, March 11...

Jalandhar, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday that the AAP government has fulfilled every promise made to the people of the state and remains committed to honoring all its assurances in the coming years.Addressing a ‘Lok Milni’ event in Jalandhar in which he...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), March 9 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday alleged that the law and order situation in Punjab had deteriorated under the Aam Aadmi Party government and accused it of trying to influence voters through financial schemes announced ahead of...

Kohima, March 9 Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio presented the Nagaland Agriculture Policy 2025 in the assembly on Monday, outlining a detailed roadmap to strengthen the sector, enhance farmers' income, and promote climate-resilient farming practices.The policy aims to address long-standing...

Chandigarh, March 8 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema proposed an outlay of ₹15,377 crore for agriculture and allied sectors in the 2026-27 budget, aimed at supporting targeted interventions in crop diversification, sustainability, market reforms, and farmer welfare.While presenting...

Jaipur, March 8 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma interacted with farmers in the Hanumangarh district on Sunday and sought feedback on irrigation, electricity supply, and various agricultural schemes.The interaction took place after a state-level programme organized on International...

Gandhinagar, March 8 Farmers in Gujarat, ruled by the BJP, do not receive water for irrigation or fair prices for their produce, and are thrown into jail if they speak out, AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.Addressing farmers at the "Parivartan Lao...

Bhubaneswar, March 8 The Odisha Vigilance arrested a government engineer on Sunday for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.Pramod Kumar Ray, assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Derabish irrigation sub-division under the Kendrapara...

Vidisha, March 7 – In response to allegations from the Congress, particularly regarding the current financial status and agricultural sector issues in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated on Saturday that farmers in the state previously had to wait for hours for electricity during...

Surat, March 7 – Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Tapi-Karjan Link Pipeline lift irrigation project on Saturday, based on the Ukai Reservoir. The project provides water to 53,750 acres across 73 tribal villages in the Umarpada taluka of the Surat district and the Dediapada...