CM Mohan Yadav to inaugurate Rs 1,353-crore Dahi irrigation project at Janjatiya Gaurav Divas event in Dhar

The state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Divas (Tribal Pride Day) function will be held at Dahi in Dhar district on November 15, on the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will attend. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address people of the state through video conferencing.

Dr Yadav will travel by road from the helipad to the venue. On the way he will hold a road show and speak directly to villagers.

A press conference was held at the BJP district office on Wednesday to share details of the preparations and the programmes of Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah (Tribal Pride Week). Union Minister of State Savitri Thakur, Scheduled Tribe Morcha state general secretary Virendra Baghel, BJP district president Nilesh Bharti, Manoj Solanki and Dhar MLA Neena Verma were among the office-bearers present.

The press conference was told that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Birsa Munda's birth anniversary, November 15, as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas in 2021. Under this, Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah programmes will be held this year from November 10 to 20. The programmes have been designed to bring the contributions and traditions of the great figures of the tribal community to the public in the district.

At the Dahi function, Dr Yadav will inaugurate the Dahi Micro Lift Irrigation Project, costing Rs 1,353.18 crore. It will supply irrigation water to 126 villages in Dhar and Alirajpur districts. The project will irrigate about 47,000 hectares of farmland and benefit about 1.26 lakh farmers.

In addition, eligible beneficiaries will be given ownership rights to houses and plots under the Mukhyamantri Registry Yojana.