Gujarat: Rabi irrigation water from Saturday

GANDHINAGAR: The state cabinet took a decision on Wednesday to provide water for irrigation to farmers for their rabi crops. Water will be released from various reservoirs for irrigation from Saturday, October 30,state government spokesperson Jitu Vaghani told the media on Wednesday.
The minister also urged farmers to register themselves by October 31 for selling their groundnut and paddy crops at minimum support price (MSP). So far, 2.53 lakh farmers have registered for selling groundnut, while37,000 farmers have registered for selling their paddy crop.
“The state government will begin providing water to farmers from Saturday for irrigating their rabi crops. Dams have been identified in Sautrashtra, South Gujarat, North Gujarat and Central Gujarat, from where water will be diverted for irrigation. The water will be provided based on availability and demand from farmers,” Vaghani said.
Speaking on the move to promote khadi in the education department, Vaghani said that earlier this month, on October 25, about 1.17 lakh metres of khadi worth over Rs 4 crore was purchased by employees of the education department. “This is a big feat for which I congratulate and thank all employees of the education department, said Vaghani, who is also state education minister.