Canal desilting under digital monitoring, Nov-Dec not always feasible: Govt
Jammu, April 4 -- Jammu, Apr 4 (KNS); The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the Legislative Assembly that desilting of gravity-based irrigation canals, crucial for the agriculture and horticulture sectors, cannot be restricted to a fixed November-December window due to possible wet spells, even as it ruled out any fund crunch for the exercise. Responding to a written question by National Conference MLA Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri, the Jal Shakti Department as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that while desilting operations are generally taken up after the irrigation season ends in November, "it cannot be stated with certainty that November-December is always a feasible period" as precipitation may occur duri...
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