Tapti Mega Recharge Scheme, Madhya Pradesh

The much awaited ‘Tapti Mega Recharge Scheme’ is an ambitious irrigation project of Madhya Pradesh state which is planned for benefiting the farmers. The details of this scheme were provided by former cabinet minister and BJP party leader Smt. Archana Chitnis. Under this, about 70 to 80 rivers and streams of Madhya Pradesh as well as neighboring Maharashtra state will be recharged and thereby about thousands of hectares of land in both the states will be irrigated. This scheme is world’s cheapest irrigation project. After successful implementation of the scheme about 20,000 million cubic feet water will be made available for irrigation and drinking. Through this the cyclone like situations in the state will be avoided as well as mercury level of the area will never reach 47 degrees Celsius. Smt. Chitnis also urged Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to provide instructions regarding implementation of the scheme to the concerned officers. The total cost of implementation of this scheme is around Rs. 10,000 crores.

Scheme Overview:

Objectives and Benefits:

• The main objective of the scheme is to make available water and land for irrigation in the state
• On implementation of the scheme about 70 to 80 rivers and streams of Madhya Pradesh as well as neighboring Maharashtra state will be recharged.
• Through this scheme, about thousands of hectares of land in both the states will be irrigated
• About 20,000 million cubic feet water will be made available for irrigation and drinking.
• After successful implementation, the cyclone like situations in the state will be avoided as well as mercury level of the area will never reach 47 degrees Celsius.
• It is an ambitious scheme of the state government for ensuring sufficient water supply for irrigation thereby assisting the farmers in the state in the long run

Key Points:

• Tapti Mega Recharge Scheme is a highly ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government which is planned to be implemented for benefiting the farmers across the state
• Scheme details were provided by Former cabinet minister and BJP party leader, Smt. Archana Chitnis.
• This scheme aims at making available water as well as land for irrigation
• It tends to benefit not only state of Madhya Pradesh but also the neighboring state, Maharashtra.
• On successful implementation of the scheme about 70 to 80 rivers and streams of Madhya Pradesh as well as neighboring Maharashtra state will be recharged.
• Through this scheme, about thousands of hectares of land in both the states will be irrigated
• This scheme will also develop a capacity to provide 100% banana production in India for next 200 years
• Along with this the cyclone like situations in the state will be avoided as well as mercury level of the area will never reach 47 degrees Celsius.
• This scheme is world’s cheapest irrigation project.
• The aerial survey of this scheme is already completed
• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during his visit to Burhanpur, took in depth information about the proceedings of the scheme
• Chitnis also urged the Chief Minister to provide instructions regarding implementation of the scheme to the concerned officers
• Then a comprehensive report will be prepared for recognition by Inter State Control Board, Central water Commission and Central Ground Water Board
• Total outlay of the scheme will be around Rs. 10,000 crores