Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri.
Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri. While Mr Bista extended his heartiest congratulations to Dr Eklabya Sharma on social media, Dr Ghosh today met Dr Sharma at his Siliguri residence.
Dr Sharma, originally from St Mary’s in Kurseong, had previously served as the deputy director general at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. He was also the head and the founding scientist incharge of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim, Darjeeling MP Mr Bista said.
Dr Sharma is the chairperson of Science Advisory Committee of GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and a fellow of Indian National Science Academy. He had joined as the vice chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies, previously known as TERI University, Delhi. Currently, he is serving as the Strategic Advisor and Distinguished Senior Fellow in Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore
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The intervention has bridged 63% ayacut gap and also helped stabilisation of ayacut
A report prepared by NITI Aayog with the support of TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, has recognised the restoration and revival of minor irrigation tanks taken up by the Telangana government as one of the best practices in irrigation water management.
The report observed public participation will lead to ownership and help in long-term sustainability of the interventions and suggested “restoration and maintenance of water resources should be a continual process and locals should be trained to manage their resources. The report prepared in August last was kept in the public domain by NITI Aayog recently.
The report comes as a breather of fresh air for the Irrigation Department, the implementing agency of Mission Kakatiya, after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report found shortcomings in the implementation including unrealistic targets, skewed prioritisation and meeting the intended targets such as silt removal, for the year ending March 2017.
Complimenting the objective of the intervention, the report stated that the government aims restoration of minor irrigation sources such as ponds and tanks to enhance development of minor irrigation infrastructure, strengthening community-based irrigation management in a decentralised manner for utilising 265 tmc ft water allocated for minor irrigation in the Godavari and Krishna river basins.
When contacted, Irrigation officials said the first phase of the programme was completed in all respects and pending work of second and third phases were in progress. Grounding and execution of work sanctioned in the fourth phase was also in progress.
The report said de-siltation of tanks, restoration of feeder channels, re-sectioning of irrigation channels, repairs to tank bunds, weirs and sluices and raising of full tank level (FTL) are being carried out wherever required. Further, the intervention had helped in increasing the storage capacity of tanks and other water bodies, made available water accessible to small and medium farmers, increased water retention capacity of the sources and improved on-farm moisture retention capacity.
The intervention has bridged 63% ayacut gap and also helped stabilisation of ayacut. Steps such as mixing of silt on farm land reduced use of chemical fertilizers and improved water retention capacity of the soil. An appreciable change was also observed in the nutritive values of the soil, development of fisheries and livestock and rise in the groundwater table in those area, the report said.
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