Irrigation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the first phase of SAUNI-Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation Project at Sanodara of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. Under the project, nearly 10 dams and reservoirs of Rajkot, Jamnagar and…

Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $120 million loan agreement today to improve irrigation and water management infrastructure in Odisha. The loan is the second tranche of a $157.5 million financing…

To achieve a sustained growth in agriculture and its allied sectors, the Odisha government has introduced “Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) in 2013 Under this Yojana, as many as five members of each farm family are being extended health…

Bhubaneswar, March 4: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the outlay of agriculture budget would be enhanced with a special focus to increase the area under irrigation and reduce farmers' vulnerabilities to natural…

Vasudev Lokhande is the beneficiary of an ambitious Maharashtra government programme to permanently transform the lives of farmers devastated by a record-setting drought, but he is unhappy about its benefits. In an agrarian eastern…

Lucknow, Nov 19: As many as 50 of the 75 Uttar Pradesh districts have been declared drought-hit, an official said on Thursday. The revenue collections in the affected districts would remain suspended till March 31, 2016, the official added.…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: As many as  six farmers in Odisha have committed suicide following crop loss due to drought and debt. On Wendesday, another farmer ended his life  in Titilagarh. According to reports, Peta Nag, a farmer by…

Bhubaneswar, Sep 3: Drought-like situation emerged in 116 blocks in nine districts of Odisha following below-normal rainfall in the monsoon season. The farmers of the state have been badly affected due to scanty rainfall in the state.…