Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024
Canal Water reaching 1st time since Independence
-- 94 villages received Canal Water for the 1st time[1]
-- 49 villages got water after a span of 35-40 years[1:1]
-- Water has flowed through 20 canals for 1st time in 4 decades, revitalizing 916 minors and water courses[2]
¶ Target (Phase 2) ACHIEVED[3]
IMPACT: Canal water Irrigation usage reached 84%(Aug 2024) from 21%(Mar 2022) i.e. 4x Jump in only 2.5 years[4]
=> This will lead to closing of lakhs tubewells out of total 14 lakh[3:1]
=> i.e. saving of ground water and saving of Electricity Subsidy for these lakhs tubewellsi.e. ~₹5000+ crores subsidy expected to be SAVED every year*
¶ March 2022 Status (When AAP formed Govt)
-- Punjab was using only 33%-34% of its canal water[3:2]
-- In Punjab, only 21 percent of irrigation was done with canal water[5]
-- Total 14 lakh tube-wells pumping ground water out[3:3]
-- Irrigation systems lying closed for nearly 30 years in the Majha region[5:1]
-- Total 15741 channels were ploughed due to non-usage across Punjab[5:2]
FARMERS Feedback: Visibly Happy farmers as Canal Water is reaching fields after 4 decades[6][7]
-- Canal water better for crops than Tubewells
-- AajTak Report on Viral videos of happy farmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qqQNmaKSU
*28% of total farm electricity subsidy i.e. ₹9000+ crores[8]
New canal for 3 districts in southern Malwa[10]
New Sub-Canals for 4 Assembly constituencies in Sangrur LS[11]
-- Was pending for 16 years, has been restored up to 90%
-- The canal was run at over 90% capacity for the 1st time
Target: 50,000 Acres of agri-land to be irrigated with 600 MLD treated water by May 2024
Feb 2023: Currently state is at present utilizing 340 MLD for irrigation from 60 treated water irrigation projects & STPs[12]
Punjab won prestigious National Water Mission Award for use of treated water in agriculture[12:1]
400 kms of Canals were restored out of canals which were abandoned from past many years and more in progress[14]
1000 kilometres of canal were concrete-lined for 1st time[14:1]
Concrete lining of Khanna distributary[16]
Relining project of Longowal canal[11:1]
15914 channels, measuring 4200 Km in length, have been restored[1:2]
-- These were lying idle for the last more than 30 years[14:2]
With restoration of just 500 irrigation channels, 1000s of acres became irrigable[15:1]
| Year | Total Water courses | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | 47000 | 15741 (abandoned from 20 to 30 years) |
| Feb 2024 | 47000 | 1641 (14100 restored)[14:3] |
| Aug 2024 | 47000 | ? (15,914 restored)[2:1] |
The canal water disputes at its lowest ever
The State of Haryana through BBMB has been instructed to ensure release of 400 cusecs Punjab Canal water for Sardulgarh Area in Distt. Mansa
2,400 km of underground pipelines laid, which is benefiting ~75000 acres in the state
Kickstarted 2 more projects benefiting ~100,000 acres to expand underground pipeline irrigation networks, worth Rs. 277.57 crore[2:3]
Lift irrigation[21]
Canal irrigation in semi-hilly areas
Check Dams
~15,000 acres have been brought under drip and sprinkler irrigation systems
-- After 40 years, canal water reaches tail end of longest channel in Sangrur district
-- Farmers celebrate with sweets, watch video[7:2]
-- Canal Water is better even for crop, especially where underground water is salty or poor quality
Covering dream come true viral videos of canal water reaching fields after decades & farmers thanking CM Bhagwant Mann
References
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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/140-check-dams-on-rivulets-to-control-groundwater-depletion-481326 ↩︎
