Archive · 24 Jul 2025
India's Water Body Revival Scheme Boosts Irrigation Potential
The Indian government has a program called Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana to help farmers.
This program has helped bring water to a lot of land, about 1.20 lakh hectares, so that crops can be watered.
Also, it has helped to store 191 million cubic meters of water.
The goal is to fix old water systems and to help deal with problems like not having enough water and changes in the climate.
This program was explained by the Jal Shakti Ministry in a report to the government.
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Har Khet Ko Pani scheme has revived 1.20 lakh hectares of irrigation potential.
The scheme has restored 191 million cubic meters of water storage capacity in India.
The Jal Shakti Ministry reported the data in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
The efforts aim to revive traditional water infrastructure.
The efforts also aim to build resilience to water stress and climate variability.
- Who
- The Jal Shakti Ministry.
- What
- The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Har Khet Ko Pani scheme revived irrigation potential and restored water storage capacity.
- When
- The data was reported on Thursday, July 24.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To revive traditional water infrastructure and build resilience to water stress and climate variability.
- Scheme Name
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Har Khet Ko Pani
- Irrigation potential revived
- 1.20 lakh hectares
- Water storage capacity restored
- 191 million cubic metres
- Ministry
- Jal Shakti Ministry