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JALATIRTHO

The State Government has taken up an ambitious Scheme namely Jalatirtha in the year 2014-15 in the arid zone of the State in the districts of Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia and PaschimMedinipur. The main objective of the scheme is to conserve surface and rain water to provide round the year assured irrigation to the communities in the Scheme area by construction of Check Dams, Water Harvesting Structures and Surface Flow Minor Irrigation Schemes. Apart from irrigation, the Scheme will also help in preventing soil erosion and recharge ground water aquifers to protect the environment apart from improving production and productivity of the agriculture and will also help in taking up allied activities like fishery, duckery and animal feeding etc.

Project area

The project area of Jalatirtha was, since beginning, within the district boundary of Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia &undivided Paschim Medinipur (now Jhargram & Paschim Medinipur Districts) Districts of the State. It has been further extended to Sundarban areas of North & South 24 Parganas Districts and in hilly areas of North Bengal in Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts during 2017-18.

Achievement

About 1,426 Minor Irrigation Structures viz. CDs, WHTs & SFMIS/ WHR/ WDS have been sanctioned up to the financial year 2019-20 in the arid Districts of Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram &Paschim Medinipur as well as in North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Darjeeling & Kalimpong Districts. The progresses of works by this Department are as follows:

ASSETS CREATED UNDER ''JALATIRTHYA'' BY WRI&DD, GOVT OF WEST BENGAL.
Financial Year Number of schemes completed for Excavation/ Re-excavation of WHTs/ WDSs, SFMISs/ WHRs, CDs. Irrigation Potential Created in Ha
2016-17 233 11,317
2017-18 85 3,222
2018-19 82 2,966
2019-20 357 16,330
2020-21 171 4,659.50
2021-22 187 7,146.89
2022-23 294 7,185.80
2023-24 242 7312
  • WHT - Water harverting Tank
  • WDS - Water Detention Structure
  • SFMIS- Surface flow Minor Irrigation Schemes
  • WHR - Water Harvesting Reservior
  • CD - Check Dam

Jorbandha Bundh SFMIS

Mouza –Gidighati, JL No. 202, Plot No. 108, 877, 479, Block-Barabazar, Dist.-Purulia under Jalatirtha-IV Irrigation Potential Created-9.33 Ha.,

Date of Completion 24-05-2019

JorbandhaNatun Bundh SFMIS

Mouza Agardih JL No. 193, Plot No. 84, Block-Kashipur Dist.-Purulia under Jalatirtha-IV Irrigation Potential Created-37.00 Ha,

Date of Completion: 30-07-2019

Shankra Bara Bundh SFMIS

Mouza Shankra JL No. 125, Plot No. 5732, 5733, Block-Para Dist.-Purulia under Jalatirtha-IV Irrigation Potential Created-61.00 Ha.,

Date of Completion: 09-08-2019



SHALKAP NUTAN BUNDH SURFACE FLOW M. I. SCHEME (UNDER JALATIRTHA PH-IV)

LAT & LONG- 23.075702°, 86.937712° CCA- 80 HA, MOUZA - SHALPKAP, J.L. No. 269, Plot No. 547, BLOCK- INDPUR, DISTRICT- BANKURA, SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: 200 BENEFICIARIES BENEFITTED, LEASE FOR PISCICULTURE INCREASED, EFFECTIVELY USING WATER FROM MINOR PASSING BY, BORO CULTIVATION ACHIEVED WHERE MINOR WATER CAN NOT REACH

GOURBAZAR BARA BUNDH SURFACE FLOW M.I. SCHEME (UNDER JALATIRTHA PH-IV)

LAT & LONG- 23.096498°, 87.014247°, MOUZA- GOURBAZAR, J.L.NO.-203, PLOT NO.-1112. G.P: GOURBAZAR, P.S.- INDPUR, DIST-BANKURA CCA: 150 HA SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: 300 BENEFICIARIES BENEFITTED, LEASE FOR PISCICULTURE @ Rs. 30,000,00 FOR 5 YEARS OBTAINED.

PURUSOTTAMPUR SAHANA BUNDH M.I. SCHEME (UNDER JALATIRTHA PH-IV)

LAT & LONG- 23.174256°, 86.933079°, MOUZA- PURUSOTTAMPUR, J.L.NO.-133, PLOT NO.-435. G.P.-INDPUR, P.S.- INDPUR, DIST- BANKURA CCA-110 HA SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: 200 BENEFICIARIES BENEFITTED, LEASE FOR PISCICULTURE INCREASED, HAPPENED TO BE A WATER SCARCE AREA, CURRENTLY AVAILABITY OF WATER ROUND THE YEAR, INCREASE IN VEGETABLE FARMING.



KHAP MAJHER BUNDH S.F.M.I SCHEME (UNDER JALATIRTHA PH-IV)

LAT& LONG- 23.171367°, 87.001659° , MOUZA- KHAP, J.L. NO.-150, PLOT NO.-1465, G.P.- ANDHERTHOLE, P.S.- BANKURA-I, DIST- BANKURA CCA-80 HA SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: 200 BENEFICIARIES BENEFITTED, INCREASE IN SUGARCANE AND MUSTARD CULTIVATION WITH PISCICULTURE.

Thakur Bundh SFMIS

Mouza -Bara Paracia, JL No. 6, Plot No. 849, 850, Block-Bundwan Dist.-Purulia under Jalatirtha-IV Irrigation Potential Created-26.67 Ha.

Date of Competion-31-05-2019