Odisha CM dedicates 1,100 check dams to farmers
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday dedicated 1,100 check dams to the farmers of the state. Stating that check dams play a vital role in irrigation, he said, “I hope these check dams will benefit…[the farmers] in increasing their production.” Patnaik also set a target of providing irrigation facility to an additional 10 lakh hectares of land by 2019.