Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s historic resolve to revive Malwa from water crisis will soon become a reality. Expressing his resolve at the Ujjain Press Club, Chouhan had said that Malwa’s dying rivers Kshipra, Gambhir, Parvati and Kalisindh rivers will be revived from the water of Narmada. The task that seemed impossible then is now going to become a reality soon.
Narmada Valley Development Authority has paved the way to take up this difficult challenge. By completing the Narmada-Kshipra-Simhastha Link Scheme as a pilot project in just 14 months it has proved that it is possible to bring Narmada 400 metres up to Malwa plateau.
After this achievement, the Chief Minister granted administrative approval on topmost priority to the Narmada-Gambhir, Narmada-Parvati, Narmada-Kalisindh Link and Narmada-Kshipra Link (second phase) schemes as the Chairman of Narmada Control Board.
Total 20,409 crores will be spent on these Narmada-Malwa Link schemes. The link schemes will supply Narmada water to nearly 4.80 lakh agricultural area of Indore, Ujjain, Shajapur, Sehore, Dewas and Rajgarh districts in Malwa region. These schemes will put an end to the drinking water and industrial water crisis in Malwa.
Work of link schemes is in progress at a very fast pace. Nearly 90 per cent work of Narmada-Malwa-Gambhir link has been completed. In the near future Narmada water will reach 50,000 hectare area of Indore and Ujjain district. Tender process for beginning construction of Narmada-Parvati link (first phase) and Narmada-Kalisindh (first phase) has begun. Work of second phase construction of Narmada-Kalisindh and Narmada-Parvati link will also be taken up in the near future.
Narmada Valley Development Authority Vice Chairman Rajnish Vaish told that a special; gravity pipeline is being laid from Narmada-Kshipra origin site to facilitate water to industries of Dewas abd Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and ensure adequate drinking water supply in Ujjain and Dewas. With this 2.2 cumex water can be supplied without pumping.