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Ramjal Setu Link Project or RSLP (previously known as: Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal-Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP)) [1] is a river interlinking project initiated by the Government of Rajasthan and supported by the Government of India to provide water to the eastern districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. [2] [3] [4]
[1] 98% of the basin area lies in Rajasthan, the remainder in Gujarat. [5] [6] The mean annual surface water yield for the basin is 319.4 million cubic metres. [3] There are 24 minor irrigation projects in the watershed, with a total live storage capacity of 65.98 million cubic metres. [7] The Mansi Wakal Dam is the largest dam in the basin. [2]
The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. The dam was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur.. The idea of building a dam over River Jawai was conceived in 1903 as its flooding waters caused heavy damage in Pali and Jalore district during monsoon.
The list is compiled from the 2011 India Census Report published by Government of India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water. Kerala ranked highest with 97.6%, while Andhra has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water.
Map of India based on survey of rivers of India.. The Indian rivers interlinking project is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking rivers using a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwater recharge and reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country.
The Bisalpur dam reservoir supplies irrigation water to the Sawai Madhopur and Tonk districts. It also supplies drinking water to the Ajmer, Jaipur and Tonk districts. [8] From Nasirabad in Ajmer district, the drinking water is also transported to the Bhilwara district via a 15-wagon train, which can carry 2.5 million litres of water. [9]
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River.It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. [1] The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply.
It has been estimated that transfers to the water sector in India amounted to ₹ 54,708 million (US$632.1 million) per year in the mid-1990s, accounting for 4% of all government subsidies in India. About 98% of this subsidy is said to come from State rather than Central budgets. [ 83 ]