Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday approved a proposal to extend the Canal Lining and System Rehabilitation Programme (CLSRP) for a further period of five years, said a source.
Chief Secretary PK Jena said the scheme would be extended from the financial year 2023-24 to 2027-28 with an outlay of Rs 2,032.92 crore. The scheme was launched by the government during 2013-14 and got positive responses from the public as the tail end of canals were getting sufficient water, he added.
Under the scheme canal lining of 676.04 km was done in the first phase and 307.03 km was taken up in the second phase, Jena added.
The cabinet decided to undertake canal lining work of 287.62 km in major and medium irrigation projects, 24.58 km at canal lining work in minor irrigation projects, new lining work of 660.28 km of lining in major and medium irrigation projects and 2995.34 km of canal lining work in minor irrigation projects.
The scheme will be implemented as Mukhya Mantri canal lining Yojana.It will increase water use efficiently of the canals and stabilization of irrigation potential through improved service delivery in the whole system.
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