Gujarat Water Crisis

The two amended pieces of legislation, among other things, have laid down the level of punishment for water thefts

As Gujarat stares at an acute water crises, the state government has finally stopped supply of water to farmers for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river. With this, the government has now reserved the remaining water stock solely for drinking purpose. Currently, the water level in the Sardar Sarovar dam is at about 105 meters, roughly less than 50 per cent of the normal. What's more, spread of water in the reservoir which was across 214 km during monsoon season, has shrunk to less than 90 km area. After stopping water for irrigation, the outflow of water has come down from around 9000 cusecs early this week to around 4900 cusecs now, with 4300 cusecs for drinking purposes, with the rest being used for downstream in the river."This year, the water storage in Narmada dam is at 50 per cent of normal. South Gujarat has less water, while that in Saurashtra and North Gujarat is sufficient for drinking water purposes. We had already informed the farmers much in advance not to .