Desilting, re-modelling of key lake in Anand to be carried out at a cost of Rs 79 crore, minister informs Gujarat Assembly

Bavaliya said that through the Kanewal Lake, drinking water is provided to 1,987 surrounding villages and for irrigation in an area of 1,436 hectares. “Apart from this, water is provided to nine cities including Ahmedabad. Along with desilting the Kanewal Lake, work will be done to strengthen the embankment, prepare a wall around it, build paver blocks on the upper side, and a road,” he added.

Further, the minister stated that Wadhwan, Muli and Sayla areas of Surendranagar district will be benefited by the SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation) scheme of the state government.

This will benefit 38 villages of Wadhwan, Muli and Sayla talukas of Surendranagar; the tender process for this has also been completed. Apart from this, 11 villages of Halvad taluka in Surendranagar have been provided water under this scheme. Work orders worth Rs 41 crore have been given. Thus, a total of 49 villages will get the benefit of Narmada water, said Bavaliya.

Giving out further details, he said that under the SAUNI scheme, work worth Rs 293 crore has been approved and work orders have been given in Wadhwan, Muli and Dhrangadhra areas of Surendranagar district. In addition, work worth Rs 265 crore, which was earlier started to provide water to 44 villages in this area under the scheme, is in its final stage. As a result of this, an area of approximately 2,707 hectares will get the benefit of irrigation, the Minister added while giving details in the House.