Srinagar, March 20 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmad Rana, today informed the House that a comprehensive DPR for an amount of Rs 37.00 crore has been prepared to enhance carrying capacity of different canals of Bijbehara- Srigufwara constituency, which shall be part of project shelf of NABARD 2025-26.
He was replying to a question raised by Bashir Ahmad Veeri.The Minister said that regular drives are being conducted to restrict the encroachments on irrigation canals. Around 658 encroachments have been removed in the year 2024-25 in which 300.02 kanal of government land was retrieved, he added.
The Minister said that there are certain stretches of canals that have encroachment on the banks. However, the main watercourse is free from ...