Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 : The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved a new scheme called , “Improvement to Tanks and MlPs for a period of three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 248.00 Crore for revival of lost ayacut of approximately 16,400 hactares.
Under this scheme it is planned to renovate 503 Minor Irrigation Projects (MIPs) throughout the State to revive a lost ayacut of approximately 16,400 hectares by restoring live storage capacity of the reservoirs to its designed capacity.
Upon completion of the projects, assured irrigation facilities will be provided to the tail end by augmenting the irrigation potential of MIPs to their design capacity, thus benefiting many farmers, while also augmenting the water storage capacity of the tanks.