Curated by – RAHUL RAIKWAR | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Chhatarpur, With the efforts of MLA Alok Chaturvedi in Chhapar village of Chhatarpur assembly constituency, construction of a huge pond has been approved through a small irrigation project. A huge pond will be constructed here at a cost of about Rs 19 crore, which will provide water for irrigation of 930 hectares of agricultural land. Farmers of Chhapar and many nearby villages will be benefited from this pond.

Chhatarpur's Congress MLA Alok Chaturvedi Pajjan Bhaiya said that he had been fighting with the Water Resources Department for a long time to increase irrigation resources through minor irrigation projects in villages Naiguwan, Kood, Chhapar and Kanti in his constituency. As a result of this struggle, approval has been given to the Naiguwan Talab, Kundbier scheme. Now the water resources department of the government has issued administrative approval for the construction of a pond in Chhapar under the minor irrigation project. According to this approval, a pond will be constructed to irrigate 930 hectares of agricultural land at a cost of about Rs 19 crore 64 lakh. He said that the construction of this pond would start soon, so that water would be available for irrigation to the farmers. Congratulating the farmers on the approval of this scheme, he has thanked the Water Resources Department and the government.