Delayed monsoon has forced the Gujarat government to divert a huge 6300 cusecs of Narmada water for many areas outside the control of the Narmada, primarily in central and northern Gujarat to help farmers to move ahead with the sowing, currently on a standstill. The government spokesperson Jay Narayan Vyas told the new person soon after the weekly cabinet meeting that the areas that will benefit from this Fatevadi understand and command areas of Ahmedabad district Ahmedabad Kharikat areas and is Sanand and Viramgam areas north of Gujarat, including Mehsana, Patan and Sabarkantha beyond Narmada command.

Narmada Dam, the only sustainable source of water, now receives 37,000 cusecs of water from upstream. Most entering the power generation at the dam, which is 57 percent in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to 27 percent. Flowing downstream.

Only 9000 cusecs is pushed into the Narmada canal, both for irrigation and drinking water. “So far we have not given water to the area outside the control of the Narmada,” a senior official said, adding: “. With the new decision, one third water Narmada – 3100 cusecs – remain available for the area of ​​Narmada Control ”

Vyas said, particularly in the north of Gujarat has helped, because he suffers more because of delayed monsoon. . “At about 1200 cusecs of Narmada water will be directed to channel 363 km long Sujalam Sujalam download the North Channel Gujarat,” the official said, adding that “the same amount of water used to fill the ponds in the area then, in 2800 cusecs goes to two different control areas of Ahmedabad District – Fatewadi (1800 cusecs) and Kharikat (1000 cusecs). the rest of the water used to fill ponds and Sananda Viramgam areas, including Thol lake. ”

While according to authorities, the situation is “even more sad,” the figures show that less than 10 percent of the area so far has been cultivated in kharif season. “The total area is approximately 90,000 hectares kharif (ha). With that, the end of June each year, 35,000 hectares are cultivated by the general. However, this year or even 9000 hectares,” a senior Department of Agriculture said. In addition, there are already reports that the cotton and peanut planting in much of the region is in danger of being destroyed.

“The only areas where there is no problem of water in South Gujarat and certain areas of Junagadh and nearby areas in the coastal regions of Saurashtra, which received good rains,” the official said, adding: “. What else is in Gujarat, especially in central and north Gujarat, things are getting worse ”

The situation is particularly alarming as reservoirs throughout the state, with the exception of the Narmada, have no water for irrigation, and staff to follow standard operating procedures that most of the water should be reserved for consumption.