Gandhinagar News:Sujlam Suflam Jal Abhiyan working with the resolution to raise the ground water level in the state and increase the coverage of water storage was discussed in the cabinet meeting. Giving details of this, the spokesperson Minister Jitu Vaghani has said that as a result of the operations carried out under the Sujalam Suflam Yojana this year, the water storage capacity of the state has increased by 20,789 lakh cubic feet.

The spokesperson added that due to the well-planned planning of the last 8 years, the total water storage capacity of Gujarat has increased by 1,38,039 lakh cubic feet. Meanwhile, a total of 1,23,635 water harvesting works have been completed. Out of which a total of 206.73 lakh man days of employment have been generated.

This mainly includes 39,770 works of pond deepening and construction of new ponds, 26,873 works of check dam desilting and 7,810 works of check dam repairing. He added that canals with a total length of 80,793 km and cleaning works were also taken up for smooth distribution and conveyance of water.

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Giving details of the main projects undertaken during the current year, the spokesperson said that under this campaign, 2,450 ponds have been deepened to increase the capacity of reservoirs, 3,661 check dam desilting works and 1,160 check dam repairing works have been completed. 626 km long canals and 1,277 km long canals have been thoroughly cleaned by the administration to facilitate the flow of water.

He said that this water campaign was not limited to water storage but proved to be a boon to the rural economy. Around 2.30 lakh man-days of employment have been created for the local laborers through various canals, lakes and check dam works during the current year.