77 sites identified for rejuvenation and creating waterbodies in Kalaburagi district

The Kalaburagi district administration has recognized 77 locations to rejuvenate present lakes or to create new waterbodies as a part of the Central authorities’s Amrit Sarovar scheme to mark the seventy fifth yr of Independence.

The programme is launched by Jal Shakti Ministry and Rural Growth and Panchayat Raj Division. The creation or rejuvenation of the Amrit Sarovars will probably be a particular effort below the ‘Catch the Rain’ marketing campaign. The nodal officers of Jal Shakti Abhiyan-Catch the Rain Marketing campaign are additionally roped in to watch the progress of Amrit Sarovar.

The job card holders below the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MGNREGA) will probably be roped in for creating the waterbodies, in addition to this the sources from MGNREGA, 14th Finance Fee Grants, and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sinchayee Yojana will probably be accessed for the programme. 

A group of geologists has recognized potential websites for creating new lakes in Kalaburagi district. The 77 recognized websites embody 40 outdated lakes which will probably be rejuvenated and one other 35 new waterbodies created. Of the 77 websites chosen for waterbodies 21 are in Kalaburagi taluk, 19 in Afzalpur taluk, 13 in Chincholi , 11 in Chittapur, eight in Jewargi, and 5 waterbodies in Sedam taluk.

Officers mentioned {that a} minimal pondage space of 1 acre has been chosen for creating waterbodies. A few of the main lakes recognized for rejuvenation embody Tarkaspet lake unfold throughout 163 acres at Rampurhalli in Chittapur, Chikkalingadahalli lake on 107 acres of land, and Hudadhalli lake on 90 acres of land in Chincholi taluk, Bidnur kere on 59 areas in Afzalpur taluk, Alhalli lake on 53 acres in Chittapur, Naralkod lake on 40 acres land in Kalaburagi taluk, in addition to rejuvenation, a brand new waterbody would come up on 115 acres of land in Kardal village on Kalaburagi taluk.

Girish D. Badole, Chief Government Officer of the zilla panchayat informed The Hindu that a minimum of 25 waterbodies could be accomplished by August 2022, and work on all of the 77 constructions will probably be accomplished by August 2023. The Amrit Sarovar programme would provide a everlasting answer to the ingesting water disaster, Dr. Badole added.