Articles tagged under: Dams

Details on water storage in dams across Gujarat

September 11, 2023
Details on water storage in dams across Gujarat

Gandhinagar: With over 85% of the average monsoon rain completed in the state of Gujarat so far, following are the details of storage of water. Out of the five largest dams in the state, namely Sardar Sarovar, Ukai, Kadana, Dharoi, and Panam, as per official data dated September 11, 2023, Gujarat's lifeline and the largest dam, Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam, is now over 87.10 % full. The Ukai dam in Tapi district is currently at 79.24% of its storage capacity. Dharoi dam in Mehsana is at 91.1...Read More

PM Modi likely to dedicate more packages of SAUNI yojana; Read how it will benefit the areas of Saurashtra

July 23, 2023
PM Modi likely to dedicate more packages of SAUNI yojana; Read how it will benefit the areas of Saurashtra

Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate package-8 and package-9 of SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation) yojana link-3 at Rajkot. Over 23 lakh people will get drinking water along with irrigation to 52,317 acre agriculture land across the year thanks to this project. Prime Minister may dedicate this crucial water supply project from the stage of a public meeting which is to be held at Racecourse ground of Rajkot city on July 27. Thanks to this initiative, Bhadar-1, Veri pon...Read More

Inter-linking of 23 dams under Rs 2,200 crore ‘Sauni Yojana’ completed in Saurashtra

June 04, 2022
Inter-linking of 23 dams under Rs 2,200 crore ‘Sauni Yojana’ completed in Saurashtra

Saurashtra: The work that was underway as part of ‘Sauni Yojana’since 2015 has been completed in Halar. As part of this project, 23 dams of Saurashtra have now been inter-linked at a cost of Rs 2,200 crore and testing of the linking pipeline has also been successfully completed recently. In the coming days, water for irrigation and drinking purpose will now be available in Halar in the entire stretch of villages between Dhrol and Kalyanpur talukas. The work on laying 143 kilometer long pi...Read More