In a big relief for Jumla Malkan, Mustraka Malkan, Shamlat Deh, Jumla Mustraka Malkan and Abadkar, Pattedar, Dholidar, Butmidar Mukrirdar and Kashtkar, the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the has decided to introduce a new law to give ownership rights to them.
Chairing a meeting with the delegation of Bhartiya Kisan Union, the Chief Minister said that a special Committee being monitored by him has been constituted to study the old laws and prepare new ones. Deputy Chief Minister, Development and Panchayat Minister, Urban Local Bodies Minister and Advocate General have also been included in this Committee.
The Chief Minister said a new scheme is being formulated for groundwater recharging, adding that as the availability of water is continuously decreasing in the state, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure the optimum use of water. Borewells are also being set up by the government for groundwater recharging, he added.
Accepting the suggestion given by the Union, the Chief Minister said that soon a new scheme will be brought, under which farmers will be able to set up borewells in their fields for groundwater recharging and the state government will make provision for giving subsidies on this. For this, the blueprint will be prepared soon, he added.
Khattar said that in areas where the groundwater level has gone down considerably, farmers should adopt Irrigation“>Micro Irrigation. The state government is providing subsidies up to 85 percent to the farmers for micro irrigation. Not only this, the Resources“>Water Resources Authority is assessing the water level of every village. Piezometers are being installed for this. Now the groundwater level will be ascertained not block-wise but village-wise.