Narmada 'lie': BJP & Congress spar over irrigation figures

Ahmedabad | Tuesday | 16th July, 2019

Summary:

The BJP and Congress clashed over the extent of land being irrigated by the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam waters in the Assembly on Monday. "The state has said that irrigation facilities is available for 16 lakh ha. Even Chief Minister Vijay Rupani challenged Dhanani to show from where he got the 6 lakh ha figure. Let him at least point to the 6 lakh ha figure anywhere in the entire Socio-Economic Report," an angry Rupani challenged Dhanani. Of these, only 6.73 lakh ha is being used..