IMPHAL, June 10: A team of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Manipur headed by its president Oinam Malesh along with media persons from Imphal inspected irrigation models taken up in Gujarat by its government.
Speaking on the sidelines of the inspection visit which started from June 8, O Mahesh said that efforts will be put in to implement the effective irrigation models taken up in Gujarat in the state as well to accelerate production of agriculture products.
He noted that Gujarat despite experiencing less rainfall has been producing adequate agriculture and horticulture products by availing proper irrigation facilities in agricultural fields which also enable to harvest crops not less than three times in a year.
During the stint of Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for 11 years, agricultural fields in the state are provided with facility of ground water harvesting and management by pumping out water from well to ensure that agricultural fields remain green throughout the year, he said.
As part of the visit, the team inspected several agricultural fields in Rajkot yesterday and came across that many of the fields are provided with proper irrigation facilities to yield adequate agriculture products.
Malesh pointed out that the Congress government in Manipur under the leadership of Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has failed to provide proper adequate irrigation facilities in agricultural fields in the state which is due to the absence of water harvesting.
He said that the state of Manipur experiences enough rainfall in a year and have vast water bodies but the Congress government despite ruling the state for the last 13 years is in no mood to take up water harvesting to facilitate production of agriculture products.
Alleging that the government has kept crores of rupees in the dark in the name of taking up of various minor irrigation projects, he observed that had the government properly utilized the funds sanctioned by Ministry of Water Resources to improve irrigation system in the state then the state will be self-reliant in agriculture products.
Malesh maintained that the inspection visit was paid under the aegis of president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur Pradesh Th Chaoba to ascertain the Gujarat model of development and implement the same here in the state by keeping a vision.
The BJYM team which also included its executive members Chakpram Tarzan, L Bishorjit and Latif Ahamed also inspected the Narmada Canal situated around 245-km from Rajkot. The canal measured 630-km in length and 70 meter in breadth.
