Thursday, March 21, 2019

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
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Status as of March 2018. http://pmksy-mowr.nic.in/aibp/
Priorities 1, 2, 3 have end dates of 3/17, 3/18 & 12/19. Maximum irrigation potential will be created by Priority 3 projects.

1) Maha drought-proofing
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Govt will fund 25% or Rs 3830cr, for 91 irrigation projects in Maharashtra. NABARD will lend Maha rest of 75% to complete these projects in a mission mode.
- 83 minor and 8 medium IP in drought-prone Vidarbha, Marathwada & surrounds.
- Rs 9,520cr (or 70% total) is for larger projects which require the building of bigger canals & check dams.
- 376,900 Ha of irrigation potential
- Poor 18% irrigation of 22.5m Ha cultivated area was a factor.
- Maha has suffered from severe droughts & high suicides between 2012-2016.
- Groundwater is not much beyond the rainy season

2) Maha's other PMKSY projects
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Ravi Prasad, pt of Union Cabinet said 26 major & medium IPs were earlier approved (excluding 1.) for Maha for completion by December 2019, with irrigation potential for 850,000 Ha. Maha FM says Centre has extended around Rs 21,000cr to Maha including 1. above. He says Maha is contemplating 21 more irrigation projects, and Centre is likely to grant Rs 5500cr for them. He says Maha has allocated Rs 40,000cr to state's irrigation this year!! CM Fadnavis said minor IP (tanks, ponds, small check dams) will be done by May 2019, but larger projects will take time. Irrigation projects will have elements of lifting river water by pumps, and pipes to far-flung areas. All projects are jointly monitored and time frames agreed btw State & Centre.

3) AP's Polavaram dam cum irrigation project
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57% of Polavarm project was built by July 2018. The project was in stasis from 2008 with virtually no work done, until it was revived in 2014, and funded by the Centre. Completion date is 2019.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/5741-of-polavaram-work-completed-asserts-speaker/article24693854.ece

4) Micro Irrigation Fund with NABARD
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Govt plans to double the rate of new micro-irrigation, to 10m Ha over 5yrs under PMKSY-PDMC (per drop more crop). It will set up Rs-5000cr corpus for micro-irrigation over 2 years under Nabard -- which will fund Centre's share and provide funds at ~3% below cost to States (7 yr loan with 2 yr grace).
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/cabinet-approves-corpus-for-micro-irrigation-fund-with-nabard-under-pradhan-mantri-krishi-sinchayee-yojana-118051700280_1.html

Central govt water projects
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1) Pancheshwar multi-purpose dam
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It could provide valuable flood protection to UP against the sudden release of water in Nepal. This article reports that UP authorities are cautiously optimist that work will start. Centre which is leading the negotiations with Nepal has accepted in-principle to fund the whole construction and says bids would be invited soon.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/will-dam-that-may-save-41-uttar-pradesh-districts-from-floods-be-built/articleshow/65292023.cms

2) Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project II
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Rs 7000cr will be spent from 2020-26 to repair & rehabilitate 700 large dams (18 states), with WB assistance. Dams will be developed for tourism, sports recreation and high-quality fishing, for additional revenue. (NB. Phase-1 is expected to finish by June 2020. It involves strengthening 223 dams at Rs 2100cr). Dams incl:

─ Bhakra (Himachal Pradesh)
─ Srisailam (Telangana)
─ Koyna & Jayakwadi (Maharashtra)
─ Matatila, Ramganga & Raj Ghat (UP)
─ Pong (HP)
─ Ukai (Gujarat)
─ Rana Pratap Sagar & Mahi (Rajasthan)
─ Hirakud & Rengali (Odisha)
─ Umiam (Meghalaya)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rs-7000cr-facelift-for-700-large-dams/articleshow/63072771.cms
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