Guwahati, Dec 20: Assam Chief Minsiter Sarbananda Sonowal today directed the irrigation department to complete construction work of ongoing projects at an early date to boost agricultural production in the state.
According to an official release, he asked the department to complete three projects at Bahirabkunda in Udalguri district, Champawati in Chirang and Borolia near Tamulpur in Baksa, for which a total of Rs 1,033.05 crore was allotted to cover 1,07,360 hectares of farming land.
Stating that the irrigation department must play its part in improving the state’s agricultural sector, Sonowal said to boost the ‘Kharif’ and ‘Rabi’ cultivation it must provide uninterrupted water supply in the farming lands.
“Along with big projects, the irrigation department should also focus on medium and small irrigation systems to bring more farming lands under the irrigation ambit,” he added.
In a separate meeting, Sonowal directed deputy commissioners of all districts to ensure completion of repairing works of all the embankments within March 31, 2017.
“The DCs will have to take up repairing works on a war footing mode and have to regularly submit update on progress of work to the government,” the statement said.
He also directed the DCs to finish the construction of houses under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana by this fiscal and discussed with them all issues related to land acquisition for national highway construction in the state.
