Launch of canal project in eastern Rajasthan sparks political debate
1 week, 2 days ago

Launch of canal project in eastern Rajasthan sparks political debate

New Indian Express  

The Bhajan Lal-led government in Rajasthan is nearing its first anniversary, and this development is being touted as a major achievement. Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has criticized the BJP government for allegedly keeping details of the agreement under wraps. He further accused the BJP of renaming the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project to PKC-ERCP and questioned the new agreement involving the Central Government, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The PKC-ERCP project is expected to provide drinking water, irrigation, and industrial water to 21 districts of Rajasthan. While the BJP hails the project as a game-changer for the state, the opposition views it as a potential compromise on Rajasthan's water rights.

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Congress anti-farmer, does nothing: Modi
6 days, 3 hours ago

Congress anti-farmer, does nothing: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Congress party talks big in the name of farmers, but it neither does anything for them nor lets others do anything. Accusing the Congress of encouraging water disputes between states rather than resolving them, the Prime Minister said the delay in the implementation of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal …

Engineers’ field visits reveal status of work at irrigation project sites in Rajasthan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Engineers’ field visits reveal status of work at irrigation project sites in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The field visits of water resources engineers to the sites of irrigation projects in Rajasthan during the heatwave have revealed the progress of work in the adverse weather. Over 60 executive engineers of the Water Resources Department, who visited the sites across the State, will shortly submit their reports of physical and financial progress of the projects to the State …

Water scarcity makes Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project afloat this election
1 year, 1 month ago

Water scarcity makes Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project afloat this election

The Hindu  

As the districts in eastern Rajasthan reel from water scarcity for both household- and irrigation purposes, the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project to divert surplus monsoon water from the Chambal basin has gained political currency, in the poll-bound State. Congress candidate from Alwar Tikaram Jully, who was also a Cabinet Minister in the Ashok Gehlot government, said the water crisis in …

Congress slams Union minister Shekhawat, accuses him of stalling canal project
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress slams Union minister Shekhawat, accuses him of stalling canal project

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Congress has accused Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of stalling the East Rajasthan Canal Project while hitting out at him over his statement on getting it completed if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in Rajasthan, where polls are due this year. The Congress on Tuesday shared a video on Twitter in which Shekhawat, the BJP …

Declare ERCP as national project, Rajasthan CM Gehlot at NITI Aayog meeting
2 years, 4 months ago

Declare ERCP as national project, Rajasthan CM Gehlot at NITI Aayog meeting

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday demanded that the government of India should declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project as a national project. Gehlot also urged to increase financial assistance of the Centre in various centrally In the 7th meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog held on Sunday, he also urged to increase financial assistance of the …

BJP, Congress in election mode in Rajasthan, intensify protests on Karauli, ERCP
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP, Congress in election mode in Rajasthan, intensify protests on Karauli, ERCP

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have got into election mode in Rajasthan with both parties targeting each other on burning issues such as water for drinking and irrigation, and religious issues. BJP Yuva Morcha national president and member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya was stopped by the police while leading a Nyay Yatra towards violence-hit Karauli district in …

Ashok Gehlot targets Gajendra Shekhawat over ERCP. BJP responds
2 years, 8 months ago

Ashok Gehlot targets Gajendra Shekhawat over ERCP. BJP responds

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday took a swipe at Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, saying the state’s Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project deserved to be accorded the status of a national project but the minister, who hails from the desert state, wasn’t doing anything to convince the Centre. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Gehlot’s tweet attack on Shekhawat …

Sachin Pilot writes to PM Modi, urges national project status for East Rajasthan Canal Project
4 years, 2 months ago

Sachin Pilot writes to PM Modi, urges national project status for East Rajasthan Canal Project

Hindustan Times  

Sachin Pilot, the former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded a national project status to the desert state’s ambitious East Rajasthan Canal Project. I have requested the PM to give technical sanction and financial assistance for the project, which is ₹37,247 crore,” said Pilot, the former chief of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress …

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