Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani today sanctioned a Rs. 249.61-Crore worth ‘Lift Irrigation Scheme’ based on Panam Dam in Panchmahal district to supply irrigation waters to deprive eastern-belt areas. The scheme would benefit irrigation waters to the villages of Sehra, Godhara, Kalol, and Ghoghmba tehsils of the district. The scheme would provide irrigation waters to as many as 85 tribal dominated villages of Panchmahal district. Under the scheme the irrigation water w...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat will have 82 new automatic weather stations and 76 new automatic water level recorders. The Government of Gujarat today in a statement said it has given nod to Rs. 26.25 crore purchases to set up real time information system in the State for effective and strong water resource management. Apart from 82 new automatic weather stations for real time information of surface water, the government will also upgrade 50 existing automatic stations. For real-time and self-...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has granted in-principle approval to Rs. 216 crore water supply scheme under which Panam high-level canal water will be used to fill 53 ponds of 38 villages of Mahisagar and Panchmahal districts. Surplus water of Panam irrigation scheme will offer irrigation facility in 10,000 hectare area benefiting 11,000 farmers and 45,000 villagers according to a release issued by the State government today. According to release, Panam high level canal water will ...Read More

Gandhinagar: A small dam called Garudeshwar weir is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 300 crore at location around 15 km away from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam. The project is likely to complete in February 2020. Once it is completed, power generation will be possible using 6 hydro power turbines with same volume of water again and again. At present, 1200 MW capacity riverbed power turbine power generation needs dam water through pen stroke. Later same water travels to river. In order to stop...Read More

Vadodara: The Sardar Sarovar dam on river Narmada in Kevadia of central Gujarat, the lifeline of water supply in this western state, reached the full reservoir level ie., the highest point of 138.68 meters for the first time at 1920 hrs this evening. According to the Narmada Flood Control room here, the water level is being brought down after it achieved FRL. At 9 pm the water level had receded to 138.60 and the outflow of 5,75,985 cusec was much more than the total inflow of 2,24...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat's lifeline Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam has witnessed top possible water level of 138.68 meter for the first time ever in its history. Managing Director of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, an arm of Gujarat government today evening shared this news and it as historical moment. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is coming to Gujarat to mark the highest water level in Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam on 17th September which is also his birthday. The Government of Gujarat has planne...Read More

Vadodara: Even as the authorities were reportedly trying hard to delay the first overflow of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam after increase in its height due to installation and closure of gates, till September 17- the birthday of PM Narendra Modi, the heavy inflow from Madhya Pradesh has not only made the water level cross the 138 meter mark but has inched closure to the highest level. The water level that touched the 138 meter mark for the first time at 2 pm today has reached 138.14 m a...Read More

Bharuch: Level of water at Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam in Gujarat today touched historic 138 meter level. The highest level of water possible in this dam is 138.68 meter. According to Managing Director of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, further storage in dam is necessary to control flood situation in district headquarters Bharuch city in downstream of river Narmada and 175 villages across 3 districts of Central Gujarat due to high tide in sea which makes dis...Read More