The Narmada Diversion Irrigation Scheme has been constructed on the Para Narmada drain of Navagaonkhurd village under development block Saja of Bemetara district. Chandrashekhar Shivhare, executive engineer of the Water Resources Department, said that the distance of this irrigation scheme from the district headquarters is 65 km. The designed irrigation capacity of the scheme is 975 hectare. Is. The construction of this scheme was started in the year 1969 and completed in 1970. The catchment area of this scheme is 72 sq km, but due to non-availability of sufficient water from the catchment area, water has to be made available to this scheme from the right bank canal of Surhi Diversion Scheme. The designed capacity of the canals of Narmada Diversion Scheme is 45 cusecs. With the efforts of Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey, remodeling and lining work of canals has been done to increase its capacity to 100 cusecs. After completion of remodeling and lining work, the designed irrigation capacity of this scheme is 975 hectare. Along with 1023 ha. Additional irrigation facility can be provided. In this way the total irrigation capacity of the scheme will be 1998. Due to which 16 villages of Navagaon Kala, Patharikala, Bhatgaon, Parpodi, Tiriyabhat, Khurusbod, Jamgaon, Kohkabod, Budhwara, Basin, Deokar Tumdipar, Bagdumar Budera, Kamkawada and Sonpander will get the benefit of irrigation facility.Continue Reading
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