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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | MP wants to level Chambal ravines into farmlands -Vishwa Mohan

MP wants to level Chambal ravines into farmlands -Vishwa Mohan

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published Published on Jan 15, 2015   modified Modified on Jan 15, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh government wants to turn the ravines of Chambal - a unique geographical feature once infamous for sheltering dacoits - into agriculture fields by levelling the twisting hillocks.

Considering the undulating and barren topography, the task of levelling the mud ravines for agriculture seems stupendous, but chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday formally placed the proposal before the Centre when he met Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh. Chouhan told the latter that the badlands had the potential to be turned into cultivable plots with the use of technology and would yield significant benefits by way of agriculture and jobs. Singh has asked the CM to send him technical details of the proposal.

The state has nearly 18 lakh hectares of ravines with steep but shallow gullies. Though the state government has already started levelling a part of it for industrial use, it now wants the Centre's help to develop a much larger tract for cultivation.

While the state argues that the ravines are not being put to productive use, the ecological impact of levelling them and the loss of a unique physical feature is unclear. The Chambal river system is well preserved with a national sanctuary supporting a healthy population of gharials, muggers, fish and migratory birds.

The area covered by ravines is mainly along the banks of the river and its tributaries in districts such as Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Ujjain and Mandsaur.

Officials present in the meeting said levelling of ravines was tough but not impossible given the technology at hand. "After all, it's mostly the topsoil which has to be levelled. The entire ravine may not be leveled due to the punishing topography, but it can be done in areas where the gullies are up to 15-20 feet deep. The government has done it successfully in the Bhind-Morena area in the past," said a state government official.

As far as levelling the area for industrial use is concerned, the state has approached private companies for the work, promising to later hand over the developed areas to them to set up their units.

Besides, state agencies are directly involved in developing industrial areas in Sitapur and Bohat in the ravines by adopting the levelling method. "The idea is to create jobs for local people who have faced years of bloodshed in the area due to presence of dacoit groups. Dacoits are no longer there but the region needs development by way of creating cultivable land and industrial units," the official said.


The Times of India, 15 January, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MP-wants-to-level-Chambal-ravines-into-farmlands/articleshow/45892158.cms


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