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Madhya Pradesh opens irrigation project for 260 villages
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav opened a ₹2,387.6 crore irrigation project in Sardarpur, in Dhar district.
The Narmada water scheme is designed to serve 260 villages in Dhar and Jhabua districts.
It is expected to provide irrigation to about 57,422 hectares of farmland and benefit roughly 70,000 to 72,000 farmers.
The project aims to give farmers more reliable water for growing crops.
Yadav also transferred about ₹317.8 crore in crop insurance payments for 16.7 lakh farmer applications.
The exact farmer-benefit estimate differs between accounts, which give figures of about 70,000 and 72,000.
A local legislator asked the government to assess whether villages left out of the scheme could be added; the project’s water benefits will depend on its operation.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated an irrigation project in Sardarpur, Dhar district, on October 24.
The project is planned to bring irrigation to 57,422 hectares of land in 260 villages across Dhar and Jhabua districts.
Reports estimate that about 70,000 to 72,000 farmers will benefit.
The project is reported to cost about 2,387 crore rupees; one article gives the figure as 2,387.60 crore rupees.
During the event, the chief minister also transferred crop insurance payments to farmers.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the project.
- What
- The Narmada-linked micro-lift irrigation project is intended to provide irrigation to 260 villages. Reports say about 70,000 to 72,000 farmers are expected to benefit.
- When
- October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Sardarpur, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh; the project covers villages in Dhar and Jhabua districts.
- Why
- The stated aim is to provide water for irrigation and support farming in the region.
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News18 Hindi reported that Mohan Yadav was due to inaugurate the project the following day.
Yadav inaugurated the irrigation project in Sardarpur.
Dainik Bhaskar reported that a section of pipeline was damaged during testing and later repaired.
- Project cost
- 2,387.60 crore rupees, according to Jagran
- Villages covered
- 260 across Dhar and Jhabua districts
- Land to receive irrigation
- 57,422 hectares
- Estimated farmers benefiting
- About 70,000 to 72,000
- Project location
- Sardarpur, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh
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