CM Bhupendra Patel’s significant step towards realizing PM Narendra Modi’s resolve for the holistic development of tribal communities

• Launching of developmental projects worth ₹1,100 crore in two tribal districts of the state’s eastern part in a single day

• Panam-based lift irrigation pipeline will fill 130 lakes in 79 villages of four tribal talukas in Panchmahal

• A 206-kilometre irrigation pipeline will provide irrigation to 86,000 acres of land

• Dahod will be transformed from an Aspirational District into an inspirational district, guiding the path towards a Viksit Gujarat for a Viksit Bharat

• ₹485 crore has been allocated for lift irrigation in tribal areas in this year’s historic ₹4 lakh crore budget

• Irrigation benefits 51,480 hectares in 18 talukas of three tribal districts through Narmada-based lift irrigation

Gandhinagar, March 2026: Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth ₹1,100 crore in a single day in the eastern tribal districts of Panchmahal and Dahod.

Gujarat is advancing Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of prioritising the deprived and holistic tribal development under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel.

In this context, CM dedicated 112 development works worth ₹732 crore in Panchmahal district and over 1,200 development works worth ₹367 crore in Dahod district to tribal families.

CM inaugurated the Panam reservoir-based lift irrigation pipeline scheme, worth ₹406 crore, to supply water to 130 lakes in 79 villages of the Shahera, Godhra, Kalol, and Ghoghamba talukas of the Panchmahal district.

As a result of this scheme, nearly 86,000 hectares of land will receive irrigation facilities. Water from the Panam reservoir will be lifted from a height of 236 feet and distributed through a 205-kilometre pipeline network.

On this occasion, CM stated that water is key to development. He added that in the tribal belt from Ambaji to Umargam, irrigation facilities have been provided to 2 ssslakh 23 thousand acres of land through 11 lift irrigation schemes implemented at a cost of ₹3,160 crore.

He further added that the state government’s historic ₹4 lakh crore budget for this year includes a provision of ₹485 crore for lift irrigation to expand irrigation facilities in tribal areas.

Furthermore, provisions have been made to supply irrigation water to farmers across 51,480 hectares in 18 talukas of Chhota Udepur, Dahod, and Panchmahal districts through Narmada-based lift irrigation.

CM also dedicated various development works related to healthcare, education, road infrastructure, and water facilities in Panchmahal and Dahod districts.

Chief Minister called upon Dahod district, which has been included in the Aspirational Districts announced by the Prime Minister, to become an inspirational district that will lead the way in building a Viksit Gujarat for a Viksit Bharat.

On the occasion, Minister Shri Arjun Modhwadia, Minister of State Shri Ramesh Katara, and Shri P. C. Baranda, MPs Shri Rajpalsinh Jadav and Shri Jasvantsinh Bhabhor, Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Jasvantsinh Parmar, MLAs of both districts, local representatives, the Collectors of both districts, along with senior administrative officials, and a large number of tribal families were present.

Source: Information Department, Gujarat