PM Modi To Launch Rs 40,000 Crore Project Aimed To Solve Water Crisis

Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a project worth about Rs 40,000 crore to link 11 rivers in Rajasthan, which is projected to make it a water-surplus state, Union Jalshakti Minister C R Patil said on Sunday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the semiconductor plant of Suchi Semicon, C R Patil also pressed for water harvesting projects from private players to address water crisis in the future. Suchi Semicon has committed to take up such projects. 

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PM Modi to unveil a ₹40,000 crore river-linking project aimed at solving water crises in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

"Rajasthan faces a severe water crisis. The project that Modi Saheb is going to dedicate there on December 17 will link 11 rivers. This project, worth about Rs 40,000 crore, will be announced by Modi Saheb. After this, Rajasthan will have maximum water," C R Patil said. He even said that people have saved enough money to care for the next seven generations, but there is a need to conserve water for that generation.

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Partner with Jal Shakti Ministry for Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Jal Shakti in January 2024 to prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) and onboard planning of the Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal (MPKC) link project, integrated with the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP). The project will likely improve the water crisis in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The MPKC link project, inter alia, involves major rivers, viz, Chambal and its tributaries Parbati, Kalisindh, Kuno, Banas, Banganga, Ruparail, Gambhiri and Mej.

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According to the information shared in Parliament, the project is anticipated to provide water to the 21 newly constituted districts, including Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur, Dausa, Karauli, Bharatpur, Alwar, etc, in Rajasthan to the districts of Guna, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Sehore, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Morena, Ratlam, Gwalior, etc, in Madhya Pradesh. The project will serve various purposes - drinking water supply, irrigation, and meeting industrial water demands.