Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav chaired the meeting of the Council of Ministers in Mantralaya on Tuesday. The Cabinet approved more than Rs 10,373 crore for various irrigation projects in Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Sidhi, Seoni and Balaghat districts. The Cabinet gave revised administrative approval to the Takhaji Micro Pressure Irrigation Project (irrigation area 3550.53 hectares) in Mandsaur district costing Rs 60.3 crore. Similarly, second revised administrative approval was given for Mohanpura Major Irrigation Project of Rajgarh district costing Rs 4666 crore 66 lakh (irrigation area 1,51,495 hectares). While giving administrative approval to the Sitapur Hanumana Micro Irrigation Project (irrigation area 1,20,000 hectare) in Sidhi district, costing Rs 4167.93 crore, the Council of Ministers, in order of approval of this project, gave exemption from the imposed restrictions on the index prescribed for administrative approval and tender. As many as 663 villages of Rewa, Mauganj, Sidhi and Singrauli districts will get the benefit of irrigation facility from the project.

 

The Council of Ministers gave administrative approval of Rs 332.54 crore for the work of expansion, renovation and modernisation (ERM) of the canals of Sanjay Sarovar Project (Upper Wainganga) of Seoni and Balaghat districts. After completion of ERM work, additional area of Rs 11,450 hectares will get the benefit of irrigation facility. The Council of Ministers has given in-principle consent to convert Bahuti Canal under Bansagar Multipurpose Project into a micro irrigation project at a cost of Rs 1146.34 crore under the Modernisation of Command Area Development work (MCAD) of the Government of India. The Council of Ministers approved the proposal by the Tourism Department to operate air services in various cities of the state in collaboration with private operators under Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the State. The Council of Ministers approved the operation of Pradhan Mantri e-Bus Seva Yojana in the State to expand the infrastructure of city bus services in cities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.