Lucknow: Hon’ble Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reviewed the renovation and modernisation of government tubewells, underscoring that providing superior irrigation facilities to farmers remains a foremost priority of his government. He directed officials to adopt scientific methods to prevent wastage of water drawn from tubewells and called for effective conservation measures, particularly during the monsoon season, to recharge groundwater and improve conditions in dark zone areas.
While reviewing major irrigation projects, including the Saryu Canal National Project, Bansagar, and Madhya Ganga, Shri Adityanath instructed officials to identify and rectify shortcomings to ensure timely benefits for both rural and urban areas. Focusing on the Terai region, he emphasised the need to de-silt and revive reserve channels to expand irrigation coverage and advised that the extracted silt be used for embankment strengthening and erosion control.
The Chief Minister further emphasised that the renovation and modernisation of tubewells should be carried out on a priority basis, keeping in mind the irrigation requirements of farmers. He highlighted that these efforts would enhance irrigation capacity, reduce farmers’ costs, and provide access to modern, technology-driven facilities. Shri Adityanath underlined that there should be no compromise on quality and transparency in the works and asserted that initiatives such as tubewell modernisation and water conservation would contribute to higher agricultural productivity and a steady increase in farmers’ incomes in the coming years.
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