Gandhinagar, Oct. 10 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday decided to release irrigation water from Kadana Dam to protect standing crops in the Mahi command area, with 198 million cubic metres of water to be supplied to farmers in Kheda and Anand districts.

According to the Chief Minister's Office, the release of 5,500 cusecs of water from Kadana Dam will begin on October 10 to irrigate Kharif crops across approximately 80,000 hectares in the command area.

The decision aims to provide much-needed irrigation water to protect standing crops in the Mahi command area covering Kheda and Anand districts.

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