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Bijender Sharma/Shimla--Ravinder Singh Ravi,Irrigation and Public Health Minister, disclosed here today that 191 Micro Irrigation Schemes, worth Rs. 185.72 crore had been sanctioned by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, for the State on 28th January, 2011. He said that after commissioning of these schemes a total area of 26652 hectares would be provided with irrigational facilities throughout the State.

The minister said that the first instalment of Rs. 32.40 crore had been released by GoI, on 90:10 basis, adding that Rs.167.15 crore would be released to the State by GoI under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) and the rest 18.57 crore had to be borne by the State.

Giving district wise details, the minister said that there were 50 such schemes sanctioned for district Kangra of Rs. 40.29 crore , followed by Solan where 44 micro irrigation schemes worth Rs. 48.30 crore would be commissioned. Apart from this, there were 13 schemes for District Kullu (11.18 crore), 23 for district Una (27.97 crore), 16 for Sirmaur (28.47 crore), 17 micro irrigation schemes for Mandi (Rs 11.16 crore), eight for district Chamba (Rs. 2.26 crore), seven schemes for district Shimla (Rs. 4.34crore), seven schemes for Hamirpur amounting to Rs. 3.71 crore, five for Lahaul & spiti (Rs. 3.60 crore) and one such scheme had been sanctioned for district Bilaspur amounting to Rs.4.40 crore.

He said that keeping in view the target set by State Water Policy, the State Government was making concerted efforts to bring maximum area under Irrigational facility. He said that during last three years as much as 17427 hectare of area had been provided irrigational facilities through micro, medium and big irrigation schemes.

The minister said that Rs.147.15 crore, Phina Singh Medium Irrigation Scheme for tehsil Nurpur in district Kangra and Rs. 92.42 crore, Medium Irrigation Scheme for Nadaun in district Hamirpur had been sent to GoI for approval. Both the schemes on getting sanctioned would provide irrigational facilities to 7025 hectare area.

The minister said that the State government, since 2008 had brought 3303 hectare of area under flood control measures, adding that in next three years the target was to bring 4300 hectare area under Flood Management Programme (FMP) in flood prone areas.

He said that under FMP, the GoI had been also approved Swan River Channelisation Phase –II amounting to Rs. 235.52 crore and Bata River Channelisation scheme of Rs. 34.67 crore in 90:10, which were likely to be completed by 2012. 

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