Haryana irrigation Archives

10 Sep

Haryana Sets 200,000-Acre Target for Watershed Development to Boost Irrigation and Conservation

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaAtal Bhujal, drip irrigation, Haryana irrigation, Nayab Saini, Water Conservation, watershed development

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has directed officials to draft comprehensive proposals covering over 200,000 acres of land under the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0, urging the inclusion of more administrative blocks to maximise regional coverage. Chairing a high-level review meeting in Chandigarh on Thursday alongside Chief Principal Secretary Rajesh Khullar and senior administrative secretaries, the Chief Minister instructed the agriculture and irrigation departments to intensify ground-level water recharge interventions while expanding dependable irrigation facilities across arid and semi-arid tracts of the state. During the review, Chief Minister Saini called…

Irrigation Minister Shruti Choudhry Directs Swift Resolution of Pending Employee Demands, Emphasises Immediate Clearance of Promotion Cases

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaEmployee Demands, Haryana irrigation, Promotion Cases, Shruti Choudhry, Union Meeting

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Shruti Choudhry held a meeting today with the office bearers and representatives of the Haryana Government PWD Mechanical Workers Union (Registration No. 41), Head Office Charkhi Dadri, to address employee demands and service-related grievances. The discussion focused extensively on long-standing pending demands, promotions, service matters, and various other administrative challenges faced by the department workforce. Following a thorough evaluation of all agenda items, Irrigation Minister Shruti Choudhry instructed departmental officials to ensure a time-bound and priority-based resolution of all issues raised by the union. She stated that there should be no…

WAPCOS Updating Haryana’s Waterlogging and Salinity Master Plan, Final Report Due by June 2026

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaHaryana irrigation, salinity problem, WAPCOS, waterlogging management

Chandigarh, December 22: Haryana’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Shruti Choudhry informed the Assembly during the winter session that WAPCOS, a public sector undertaking of the Government of India, has been assigned the task of updating the Master Plan-1998 related to the management of waterlogging and soil salinity problems in the state. She said that WAPCOS has already submitted a draft report, which is currently undergoing ground-truthing to verify data and on-ground conditions. Based on this exercise, necessary modifications will be incorporated before finalisation. The minister added that the updated master plan is expected to be finalised by June 30,…