JOIN USThe Gujarat government has decided to deploy jawans of State Reserve Police (SRP) along Sardar Sarovar Narmada canals to prevent pilferage of water.
The decision comes in wake of severe water scarcity staring the state in wake of depleting water levels across dams in Saurashtra and Kutch regions.
“Due to two subsequent weak monsoons, dams have not been filled to capacity in various parts of state. In Saurashtra and Kutch, only 10 to 11% water is left in dams, while some of them have gone dry,” State Water Supplies Minister Vijay Rupani said. He said that to begin with, it has deployed 147 jawans of SRP along Narmada canals and would initiate more steps to cope with the situation.
“The jawans of SRP have been deployed to stop theft of water from the canals as they would carry out round-the-clock patrolling. There are districts like Surendranagar and Dahod where water theft is rampant,” Rupani said.