Boost for Ladakh's Agriculture: LG Saxena Launches Check Dams Under 'Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan'

Boost for Ladakh's agriculture: LG Saxena launches check dams under 'Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan'

In the cold desert of Ladakh, where the mighty Indus River flows alongside parched farmlands, a new initiative by the Union Territory administration is offering hope to farmers struggling with seasonal water shortages. The initiative called the “Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan” has been launched, which is aimed at storing and raising river water levels through low-cost rock check dams built directly across the Indus. Tackling a longstanding water c…

Boost For Ladakh Farmers As LG Saxena Launches Check Dam To Improve Irrigation Facility

LEH, May 27: The country’s “first-ever” rock check dam has come up in the Union Territory of Ladakh under a campaign aimed at addressing recurring seasonal water scarcity in the high-altitude region, officials said. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday launched the initiative — ‘Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan’ — with the inauguration of the dam over the Indus river at Upshi in Leh district. The eco-friendly rock check dam, located a…