Work to reclaim waterlogged land gathers pace in Haryana

Six months ago, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had informed the assembly about a new scheme being drawn up for overcoming the waterlogging issue plaguing agricultural fields in the state. Over the past 26 years, approximately 1,200 acre waterlogged or saline soil was treated every year under the previous project, and around 30,000-acre waterlogged area was reclaimed after spending ₹100 crore, as per official data. As per official data, till June 21, reclamation work through vertical drainage technology was underway across 12,025 acres of five districts – Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani, Sonepat and Rohtak. Officials said till June 21, work to reclaim 1,424 acres using SSD technology was at an advanced stage in Sonepat and Jind districts with ₹ 43,000 the average cost per acre and total cost likely to be over ₹6 crore. ================== DATA FOR GFX Reclamation of waterlogged and saline soils through vertical drainage technology work underway till June 21 Sirsa: 3,225 acre, Bhiwani: 6,00 acre Sonepat:2800 acre Rohtak: 2100 acre Hisar: 3,300 acre Total area where reclamation is under progress: 12,025 Total cost: ₹18.27 crore Average cost per acre: ₹15,190 Proposed reclamation in current year 8,335 acre: Hisar, Jhajjar and Rohtak districts ₹10.42 crore: estimated cost ================ Reclamation through Sub Surface Drainage Technology till June 21 1,424 acre in Sonepat and Jind districts ₹6.13 crore estimated cost with ₹43,000/-average cost per acre