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PM Modi launches
irrigation and drinking water supply projects in tribal areas of Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the water supply and
irrigation projects worth of 4800 crore rupees in Gujarat at Limkheda in tribal
district of Dahod.
Mr. Modi has also handed over the
forest land titles to the tribal people of Dahod and adjoining districts.
AIR correspondent reports that six water supply projects worth 1757
crore rupees and four lift irrigation projects worth another 2,000 crore rupees
are under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna.
The six water supply projects will provide drinking water to about
21-lakh people residing in 960 villages including 23 settlements in Dahod,
Mahisagar, Narmada and Chhota Udepur districts.
Similarly, the four lift
irrigation projects based on Kadana- Karjan and Kakrapar Reservoirs will
provide irrigation in 97,455 hectares of land in Dahod, Narmada, Mahisagar and
Surat districts. Dahod district alone will get benefits for lift irrigation
projects worth 1055 crore rupees from Kadana Reservoir and drinking water
projects worth Rs.890 crore from the Narmada based Hafeshwar.
In another program, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will distribute Aids and Assistive Devices to the
persons with Disabilities at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir at Navsari in South
Gujarat.
The function was organized by
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment.
More than 11 thousand Persons
with Disabilities will be provided free-of-cost assistive equipment worth 10
crore rupees.
This camp also holds the prospect
of entering the ‘Guinness Book World Records’ in three categories namely most
people fitted with hearing aid in eight hours, Largest wheelchair logo image
and most oil lamps lit simultaneously at the single venue.
Prime Minister will depart for
Delhi late this evening from Surat Airpot.
