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Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

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<strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> In <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Recommendation<br />

RAMTHAL DRIP IRRIGATION PROJECT<br />

Ramthal Drip Irrigation Project is 2 nd stage <strong>of</strong> Ramthal Project which is part <strong>of</strong><br />

Upper Krishna Project (UKP) <strong>in</strong> Northern Karnataka executed by Krishna Bhagya<br />

Jala Nigam Ltd (KBJNL). The orig<strong>in</strong>al plan <strong>of</strong> KBJNL was to irrigate 12,571 Ha area<br />

utiliz<strong>in</strong>g 2.77 TMC Water but when Netafim approached KBJNL and conv<strong>in</strong>ced on<br />

the adoption <strong>of</strong> Drip System, with same amount <strong>of</strong> water about 24,000 Ha area is<br />

planned and project is under construction. The key highlights <strong>of</strong> the project are as<br />

• Mega Community Drip Irrigation Project for area <strong>of</strong> 24,000 and 100%<br />

f<strong>in</strong>anced by Govt. <strong>of</strong> Karnataka<br />

• Total beneficiaries <strong>in</strong> project are about 14,000 farmers<br />

• Project execution time is only 18 months <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g monsoon<br />

• Detailed scope <strong>of</strong> work <strong>in</strong>cludes Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g survey, design, <strong>in</strong>stallation &<br />

commission<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> lift <strong>in</strong>frastructure from MDC, Electromechanical works<br />

at pump house, power transmission l<strong>in</strong>e & sub-station, Bulk Water Supply<br />

(BWS) System and distribution network, O&M <strong>of</strong> all system components<br />

for 5 years after commission<strong>in</strong>g, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g & capacity build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> all project<br />

associates, formation <strong>of</strong> Water User Association (WUA) & market<strong>in</strong>g support<br />

for farm product.<br />

Annexures<br />

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