Water Crisis in UP: The Yogi government has taken a big step to deal with the water crisis in UP. Special emphasis has been laid on check dams, ponds, blasts and rain water harvesting. At the same time, rain water harvesting has been made mandatory in buildings larger than 100 square meters.
Uttar Pradesh News: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a high -level review meeting of Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department (Small Irrigation) on Saturday that the water crisis has become a matter of collective concern today. The Chief Minister said that check dams, ponds and blasts stop rainwater and gradually allow it to be absorbed into the land. This is not only a local priority but a national requirement. Czech dams, ponds and blasts are not only a provision of water preventing water, but integrated water management, which is quite economical compared to large dams. He directed that on the lines of ‘one tree mother’s name’, make a mass movement and make a check dam, pond and blastkup constructed and renovated.
Yogi government working on ground water recharging
The Chief Minister said that 6,448 check dams have been constructed by the department in various parts of local/ rainy river/ drains. Each check dam develops an average of 20 hectares of additional irrigation capacity. Thus, a total of 1,28,960 hectares of additional irrigation capacity has been created from the check dams manufactured and more than 10 thousand hectares of ground water is being recharged every year. He said that with these efforts, Annadata farmers have been able to take two to three crops a year. The Chief Minister said that the state government is constantly taking steps towards rainwater harvesting and ground water recharging.
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Special discounts should be given to potters from 1 April to 15 June
Since the financial year 2022-23, their capacity has been increased by de-silting and repairing 1,002 check dams. Similarly, out of 16,610 ponds of 1 to 5 hectares of the state, 1,343 has been redeveloped and renovated, while till the year 2017-2025, 18576 hectares of irrigation capacity has been created through 6192 blasts. The Chief Minister directed that before the rain i.e. from April 1 to June 15, the potters should be allowed to remove free soil from the pond, so that the ponds can be ready for recharge. After the rain, a large number of employment opportunities should be created by using them for fisheries and water chestnut production. Giving special emphasis on rain water harvesting, the Chief Minister said that rain water harvesting should be compulsorily facilitated in all buildings larger than 100 square meters in the state. He said that this step would prove to be decisive for water conservation in both urban and rural areas.
“A tree mother’s name” campaign became a mass movement
The Chief Minister said that till 2017, there were 82 overwhelming and 47 critical areas in the state. As a result of sustainable efforts, in the year 2024 it has come down to 50 extreme and 45 critical areas, which is satisfactory. He said that there should be an effort to bring these areas completely in the general category in the coming years. He said that just as the “one tree mother’s name” campaign has given plantation as a mass movement, the construction of check dams and ponds should also be conducted on a large scale with collective efforts. This will not only help in dealing with water crisis, but will also give new pace to agriculture, fisheries and rural economy of the state. The Chief Minister directed the officials to conduct photographic documents of ponds, blasts and check dams in every district. Also, a campaign should be launched through social media and local public representatives to make the public aware. He clarified that the state government’s resolve regarding water conservation and groundwater recharging is firm and it will be presented as a successful model with the participation of the society.
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