Bhadrapur, Dec 11: Minister for Irrigation, Deepak Giri, has said that the government would develop and expand irrigation facility to make farmers happy.
Laying foundation stone for Hadiya Rivulet Tribeni Irrigation Project at Dhaijan in Jhapa on Saturday, Minister Giri said that out of total fertile land across the nation, only 19 per cent land has got irrigation facility.
Farm of every farmer should get irrigation facility to make the country self-dependent on food crops, he added.
Minister Giri said, “The country will be prosperous from appropriate use of water and land.” A technical team is going to be formed to check the rivers and rivulets across the nation, he said.
The Irrigation Minister said that prosperous project has been implemented in 22 districts and urged the construction company to complete the new projects on time.
A total of 244 hectares land would get irrigation from the project, going to be constructed at a cost of Rs 24.3 million, said Chief Division Engineer at the Irrigation Development Division Office, Bhadrapur, Ishwori Tiwari.
Similarly, Minister Giri visited the area eroded by Timai rivulet at Shantinagar as well as carried out inspection of Hadiya rivulet and Irrigation Development Division Office, Bhadrapur. RSS
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