Till now, more than 1 lakh 52 thousand irrigation facilities are available.
Raipur, 10 January 2024
Chief Executive Officer Shri Rajesh Singh Rana reviewed the progress of various projects including Solar Sujala Scheme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Solar Highmast, Biogas and smooth operation and maintenance of the installed plants at CREDA Head Office. On this occasion, all the senior technical officers of the head office were present.
He has asked the farmers of the state to provide irrigation facilities in their fields for farming. Under the Solar Sujala Scheme, 1 lakh 52 thousand 926 plants have been installed so far, due to which 1 lakh 83 thousand 511 hectares of agricultural land is being irrigated. Solar Sujala Scheme has become popular for the farmers of remote areas. In this financial year, the work of establishment of 5 thousand 985 plants is in progress, due to which 7182 hectares of agricultural land will be irrigated. Due to these installed pumps, approximately 7 lakh metric tons of carbon emissions are being reduced every year.
In the review meeting, Shri Rana gave instructions to issue notice to the units which have not started the work and have less than 60% progress against the target and to resolve the complaints pending in the call centre.
Through the Solar Community Irrigation Scheme, the surface water available in rivers and anicuts is made available for irrigation in the surrounding agricultural lands. Till now, a total of 229 works have been completed under this scheme, due to which about 2682 farmers have been benefited and 2814 hectares of agricultural land has been irrigated.
Through Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, surface water available in rivers and anicuts is used to fill nearby ponds for the disposal of villagers. Under this scheme, a total of 33 works have been completed so far, under which a total of 48 ponds have been filled and 25 works are in progress.
With the aim of providing clean drinking water to every household, under the Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme, the work of installation of solar drinking water pumps is being done by CREDA in collaboration with the Public Health Engineering Department, in which installation work of 7 thousand 601 solar pumps has been done and 3 The work of establishment of 367 plants is in progress and instructions have been given to cancel the pending works for 188 surveys and to issue notices to those units at 2283 sites where work has not been started.
To ensure the functioning of the biogas plants established in the state and to give wide publicity for the construction of new biogas, to create more and more energy clubs under the energy conservation program and to submit proposals for awareness programs in schools and energy parks run by CREDA. Has been suggested.
