Lift Irrigation from Narmada
The Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) has allocated the quantum of water of river Narmada to Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The Government of Madhya Pradesh has planned to utilise its share by constructing major, medium, minor irrigation schemes and also through lift irrigation schemes. As per the TAC Note of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Project (revised) accepted by the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources in March 2010, the full Reservoir Level FRL of the Project was kept at 138.68M(455 ft.)
This information was given by the Minister of State for Water Resources & Minority Affairs Shri Vincent H. Pala in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
