Jharkhand's water level better than Amrit Sarovars, improvement in the revenue of farmers - Jharkhand achieves the third rank in India for an increased dam area

Updated: Di, 16 Sep 2025 12:21 am (IST) The success of Amrit Sarovar Yojana in Jharkhand increased the dam area, giving the state third in the country. The credit for this success goes to the MNRega workers. The renovation of dams in the Giridih district increased the crop capacity of the water and the farmers’ income also improved. The employee union has requested the government to meet the pending claims. State Bureau, Ranchi. Based on the successful implementation of Amrit Sarovars, there was a significant increase in the surface of the dams in Jharkhand. On this scale, Jharkhand is third in the country. Based on the survey conducted by IIT, Delhi, it was also notified of the authorized X handle of MnRega Jharkhand that Tamil Nadu (91.39%) took first place, Assam (82.62%) gained second place and Jharkhand (55.81%) in the country. Remove the ad, just read the news and express happiness on this achievement, Sushil Kumar Pandey, general secretary of the Federation of Jharkhand State Contract Employees, said this success to MNRega staff, including all service servers of the town, from Jharkhand, including account assistant, computer assistant, assistant, assistant engineer and block program officer. As a result of the tireless efforts of these workers, Jharkhand reached this place in MnRega. State President of the Jharkhand State MnRega employees Union Mahesh Soren said that the state government must now meet the pending demands such as confirmation of MNRega staff, honorarium growth, degree payment, insurance. A delegation from the Sangh will also meet Deepika Pandey, Minister of Rural Development, for this success and will congratulate and request to meet the pending demands. There are 3,547 dams and 704 lift irrigation projects in the Giridi district, the water level throughout the Jhark hand due to the increase in the dam area. This increased the part of the surface water for irrigation in the district. In the Giridi district, 57 dams were renovated using Niti Aayog, which increased their water harvesting capacity. These dams can now collect 67 crore gallons of rainwater, which will benefit 1,17,625 people. Farmers can grow crops such as potato and wheat during the Rabi season from the renovated dams. The average productivity of paddy in the area increased from 2.0 tonnes/ha to 2.6 tonnes/hectare. Owners of farm dams had an increase of Rs 54.906 per year in average income.