Chandigarh, March 17- Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting the budget in the Haryana Assembly today as Finance Minister, allocated Rs 6024.72 crore to the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, which is 10.7 percent more than the revised estimate of Rs 5443.38 crore for 2024-25.
He said the budget has given special attention to the expansion of canals, water conservation schemes and adoption of modern irrigation techniques. To further strengthen water management, 100 ponds will be constructed in the coming year under the “Mukhyamantri Jal Sanchay Yojana” with the help of MGNREGA for the management of flood water coming from the rivers during the rainy season.
He said that 2200 water tanks will be constructed for the management of micro irrigation in the fields and old pumps installed in the lift irrigation project will be replaced at a cost of Rs 100 crore. At the same time, the people of Haryana will be provided their rightful water from Punjab through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal.
The Chief Minister said the Haryana Government is reviewing the NOC policy related to groundwater exploitation. For industrial/infrastructure projects, the period of NOC in highly exploited areas will be increased from one to two years, while in other areas it will be three years. For mining projects also this period will be increased from one to two years. This policy will make the approval process of projects easy and effective. Through this, investment and sustainable development will be encouraged, he added.
