As per estimates, 20-25% of water is lost in the open channels which are by and large unlined. Apart from this, around 10,000 hectares used for construction of field channels is taken out of crop production. He said keeping this in mind, the state government has made arrangements to provide canal water to farmers for agricultural use, under which the government has restored 13,471 water courses to ensure canal water to the tail end.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh said, the groundwater level in various districts of the state has increased due to the launch of the water conservation drive on war footing.
The NGT took the action on a petition filed by residents Jaskirat Singh and Yogesh Maini, saying that the MC and LIT have fixed solid concrete interlocking tiles along roadsides in different areas, including BRS Nagar and Sarabha Nagar