‘₹37k-cr canal project will help 13 districts’
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday said that the ~37,000-crore Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project in the state’s Dausa district will meet the drinking water and irrigation needs of 13 districts.
Raje said she had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve the project when he visited Jaipur on July 7. “I thank the Prime Minister, who had assured us of this scheme, and the Central Water Commission approved this scheme,” she said at a public meeting in Dausa as part of the Gaurav Yatra she is undertaking across the state to galvanise support ahead of the assembly polls later this year.
Raje said the BJP government has introduced the law that provides for capital punishment for those held guilty of raping girls under 12. “Till now, three culprits have been sentenced to death.”
She said many rape cases were reported under the Congress rule but claimed the party did nothing. “Even Manmohan Singh, the then prime minister, and Congress president Sonia Gandhi did not speak on this,” she said.
Raje said her government has waived loans up to ~50,000 for farmers, which has been done for the first time in the history. She added that the farmers have been given ~3,000 crore as insurance claims for crop failure.
She said, for the first time, the value added tax on petrol and diesel had been reduced by 4% and the fuel prices were down by Rs 2.50 per litre. “In the entire country, it was BJP’S Rajasthan government which slashed the fuel price and provided relief to all sections of the society,” she said.
Raje said electricity tariffs for farmers were not increased and domestic power supply is being provided for 20 hours across the state. “The domestic electricity connections are being given for Rs 500 and there will be no house left in the state that will not have power by March 2019,’’ she said.
She took a dig at the Congress saying it gets disappointed if they do some good work.
“Around 6,000 constables were promoted to head constables and for the first time in the history, the insurance of police personnel was increased, which has disturbed the Congress.”