Madhya Pradesh
Bhoomi Poojan of pressurized Mega Irrigation Project in Village Jawanpura
- 13 May 2023
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Why in News?
On 11 May 2023, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the foundation stone plaque after performing Bhoomi-Pujan of the Kayampur-Sitamau Pressurized Major Irrigation Project to be constructed at a cost of Rs 2374 crore in Jawanpura village of Mandsaur district.
Key Points:
- On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the construction work of the irrigation project to be built on the Chambal river, Gandhi Sagar Reservoir by digging with a pickaxe .
- 1 lakh 12 thousand hectare land of 252 villages of the district will be irrigated with this irrigation project of Jawanpura village of Sitamau tehsil, 70 km away from Mandsaur district headquarters.
- This will benefit 1 lakh 49 thousand 300 farmer beneficiaries of the area.
