The Hindu Business Line : Madhya Pradesh involves NVDA to utilise its share in Narmada waters

BHOPAL: To expedite the construction of medium and small dams on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, the State government has recently involved the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) to set up such reserviors to make use of 18.25 Million Acre Feet (MAF) water of the river by 2024.

“According to the award of Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal (NWDT) passed in 1979, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, have to make use of 18.25 MAF, 9.00 MAF, 0.25 MAF and 0.50 MAF water of Narmada respectively by 2024, when the NWDT meets again to re view the progress,” an official of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) said.

“If MP fails to make use of its water share, the other states might stake their claim over it,” he added. “The State government last month sanctioned Rs 200 crore to the NVDA to take up the work of setting up medium and small dams for irrigation purpose, ” he said.

“Earlier, we (NVDA) were only confined to raise the big dams in MP while the State Irrigation Deparment and other agencies were assigned the task of building the medium and small dams,” he said.

MP had planned to build around 29 big, 135 medium and 3,000 small dams on river Narmada to make use of its share of water, he said. But, the NVDA that had been assiged to raise the 29 big dams, has raised nine such dams so far amid oustees' protest led b y Narmada Bachao Andolan over rehabilitation. “The progress in construction of medium and small dams was also not satisfactory. - PTI

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