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COVER STORY | Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh

Irrigation After the abrogation of Article

Flood management plan for Jhelum and tributary rivers 370, the Union Territories
of Jammu and Kashmir and
r399 r1,623 Ladakh were fully integrated into

crore was spent to crore is being invested the mainstream of the nation
complete the first in the ongoing second for the first time. As a result,
phase of the project. phase of the work.
all the rights enshrined in the
n The work of the main Ravi canal was completed at a
cost of Rs 62 crore. Constitution of India and the
n Tawi Barrage project was restarted after 8 years. 84% benefits of all central laws, which
of the work of construction of artificial lake for were available to other citizens of
tourism was completed.
the country, are now also available

to the people of Jammu and
Kashmir and Ladakh.

necessary for good governance were made
effective to make administration accounta-
ble. The constitutional amendments (73rd
and 74th) that strengthen democracy have
The Shahpur Kandi Dam dispute, pending since now been fully implemented in the state,
1979, was resolved which has empowered the panchayats and
1,150 cusecs of water from the Ravi River will be local bodies. Jammu and Kashmir is the only
available to Jammu and Kashmir. 96% of the work state in the country where all citizens have
on the incomplete section of the Ravi Canal has the facility of free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh
already been completed under this initiative. under ‘Ayushman Yojana’.

n Over 32,000 hectares of land have been under irrigation THE WORLD IS WITNESSING THE
for the benefit of people in the Samba and Kathua areas.
TRANSFORMATION
n Rs 170 crore spent on completing Tral Lift Irrigation Scheme, The world is watching the transformation in
providing irrigation facilities to 5,122 hectares of land. the Kashmir valley today. The participants of

n Rs 60 crore invested for modernization of the Ravi the delegations who came here in the G-20
Canal, completed in March 2021, strengthening the group also praised Kashmir. An internation-
distribution system. al event like the G-20 in Srinagar swells every
Kashmiri’s heart with pride. Today, when
Jal Shakti children play and giggle till late evening at
Lal Chowk, every Indian is filled with joy.
r13,000 15.60 Today, when cinema halls and markets are
bustling with activity, everyone’s faces light

crore is being invested to lakh rural families were up. The central government is engaged in
implement 3,266 projects given tap water connections; the development of the state with honesty
under the Jal Jeevan in 2019 there were only 5.78 and dedication, to make a way out of the
Mission. lakh connections. hostile environment of the past. The efforts

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