CM Gehlot inaugurates Kalitir Lift Project worth Rs 643 crore for Dholpur

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday inaugurated Kaliteer Lift Project and the Silavat Anicut Project in the Dholpur district.

Gehlot laid the foundation stone of the Kaliteer lift project and inaugurated the Silavat Anicut project through video conferencing from CMR. He instructed departmental officers to get the work of the Kaliteer lift project done on time & maintain quality manner.

He said these projects would increase the water level in the Dholpur district. Farmers will get sufficient water for irrigation for a long time, due to which they will be able to do farming throughout the year and their income will also increase.

A total of Rs 643 crore will be spent on the construction of the Kaliteer lift project in the Sarmathura tehsil of Basedi assembly. With this, irrigation facilities will be ensured in the command area. With the filling of these dams, water will always be available in Bamni, Parvati and Utangan rivers of the district.