Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet today approved a scheme, “Improvement to Tanks and MIPs” of the Department of Water Resources, 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 ha.
Under this scheme it is planned to renovate 503 Minor Irrigation Projects (MIPs) throughout the State to revive a lost ayacut of approx. 16,400 ha 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 benefitting many farmers, while also augmenting the water storage capacity of the tanks.
