Memorandum Of Agreement For Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Nadi Jodo Pariyojana Approved
Under this project, 17 projects of Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan are included
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that after the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ for the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Nadi Jodo Pariyojana between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, now it has been agreed to sign the ‘Memorandum of Agreement’. The summary will be presented to the Cabinet within 15 days for administrative approval of the scheme. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav was addressing the ministers before the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that this ambitious project of Rs 75 thousand crore of the state will help to irrigate more than 6 lakh hectare area in 2094 villages of 11 districts (Guna, Shivpuri, Sehore, Dewas, Rajgarh, Ujjain, Agar Malwa, Indore, Shajapur, Mandsaur and Morena) of the state. Besides, water will also be available for drinking and industrial supply. Under the scheme, 21 dams and barrages will be built in Madhya Pradesh. The cost of the works to be done in the state under the scheme is approximately Rs 36 thousand 800 crore.
Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project will change the lives of millions of farmers of the Chambal and Malwa regions in MP. They will not only get adequate water available for irrigation and drinking but will also promote tourism and industry in the concerned area. Under this project, 17 projects of Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan are included. The total cost of the project is proposed to be Rs 72 thousand crores. With the implementation of the project, provision has been made for about 172 million cubic metre of water for irrigation and drinking water in a total 6.11 lakh hectare new area of Madhya Pradesh and for industries. About 40 lakh families will benefit from the project.
In the modified Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal project, maximum use will be made of the water of Parvati, Kuno, Kalisindh, Chambal, Kshipra and tributary rivers originating from Madhya Pradesh. Under the project, 04 dams (Katila, Sonpur, Pava and Dhanwadi) in Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Irrigation Complex, 02 barrages (Shyampur, Nainagarh), 02 dams (Kumbhraj-1 and Kumbhraj-2) in Kumbhraj Complex and 07 dams in Ranjit Sagar, Lakhundar Barrage and the upper Chambal basin and 7 dams (Sonchiri, Ramvasa, Bachera, Padunia, Sewarkhedi, Chitawad and Sikri Sultanpura) are included.
Apart from this, construction of small dams on Chambal, Kshipra and Gambhir rivers upstream of Gandhi Sagar Dam is also proposed. This is one of the major achievements of the state government. The work of this project, to be built with the cooperation of the Central Government, will be completed in the next 05 years.
A total of 21 dams, barrages and balancing reservoirs, etc. are proposed to be constructed under the project. Also, in the project, provision has been made for complete renovation and modernization of the existing Chambal Right Main Canal (CRMC) between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and the CRMC system in Madhya Pradesh region, which will make the allotted water available for irrigation and drinking purpose to Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to prepare the DPR of the project on 28 January 2024 in the presence of the Minister of Jal Shakti Mantralaya, Government of India, Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and Additional Chief Secretaries and Secretaries of both the states. Under the modified Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project, DPR of 06 projects of Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Irrigation Complex of Madhya Pradesh has been prepared and sent to the National Water Development Agency, Government of India. DPR of the remaining projects is under process at various levels.
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) of the revised Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project cum East Rajasthan Canal Project received from the Government of India was sent by the Government of Madhya Pradesh after amendment to the Government of India on 25 October 2024 with the request that the points (works) of Madhya Pradesh) be included in the MOA and the finalized agreement (MOA) be sent to the Madhya Pradesh government, so that approval can be obtained from the government on the final draft (MOA).
