Sikar (Rajasthan) [India], October 2 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday mentioned farmers within the Shekhawati area might ‘develop gold from the earth’ if water reaches the area, asserting that his authorities had prioritised water, electrical energy, employment and trade since assuming workplace.
Addressing a gathering in Sikar, Sharma mentioned water shortage was one of many largest points dealing with Rajasthan and highlighted the federal government’s efforts to handle the issue.
‘A Congress chief mentioned that potatoes may very well be was gold. I have no idea if their factories might really flip potatoes into gold. However, I can say this with certainty: if the Shekhawati area and the soil of Rajasthan obtain water, the farmers sitting earlier than me can certainly develop gold from this earth,’ Sharma mentioned.
‘By cultivating crops, they will extract gold from the land,’ he added.
The Chief Minister mentioned that when his authorities took workplace round two and a half years in the past, addressing the water state of affairs in Rajasthan was its first precedence.
‘When our authorities took workplace two and a half years in the past, our first precedence was to handle the water state of affairs in Rajasthan. Our subsequent priorities have been electrical energy, employment, and trade,’ he mentioned.
Sharma mentioned improvement works value Rs 41,000 crore had already begun on the bottom.
‘Today, work value Rs 41,000 crore has already begun on the bottom. That was our first job: bringing water to Rajasthan,’ he mentioned.
He additionally highlighted the Yamuna water settlement and mentioned the state authorities finalised the settlement quickly after assuming workplace.
‘The second subject was Yamuna water. You would possibly recall that simply two months later, in February, we struck a deal concerning the Yamuna; the Yamuna settlement was finalized,’ Sharma mentioned.
Under the Yamuna Water Project, administrative and monetary approval of Rs 1,622.31 crore has been issued for the development of the Dhanawati synthetic reservoir following the settlement signed with Haryana on June 29, 2026.
The tender course of for the venture is presently underway.
The Chief Minister directed officers to often monitor the initiatives and guarantee there is no such thing as a compromise on high quality and transparency in building work.
The assessment assembly additionally coated the Ram Jal Setu Link Project, Kishau Multipurpose Project, utilisation of extra monsoon water from the Narmada, Parwan Project, Dholpur Lift Project, Mahi Project and water storage works within the Indira Gandhi Canal space.
Earlier on Thursday, Sharma inaugurated and laid the muse stones for 83 improvement initiatives value Rs 1,277.07 crore throughout Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu districts at a ceremony held in Fatehpur.
Addressing the gathering, Sharma described Shekhawati as a land of heroes, students and other people of nice self-respect and mentioned the area’s hospitality was particular.
He additionally focused the Congress over the Yamuna water settlement, saying, ‘In Haryana, the Congress spoke of cancelling the Yamuna settlement.’
‘Water shortage is the most important subject in Rajasthan,’ Sharma mentioned, including that the state authorities was repeatedly working for Shekhawati.
‘We finalized the Yamuna settlement that had been stalled for many years,’ he mentioned, including that the federal government ready a roadmap instantly after assuming workplace.
The 83 initiatives inaugurated and launched in the course of the ceremony are unfold throughout Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu districts and have a mixed price of Rs 1,277.07 crore.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Urban Development and Local Self-Government Jhabar Singh Kharra, MLAs Gordhan Verma, Harlal Saharan, Rajendra Bhambu, Vikram Jakhal and Jethanand Vyas, former Leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore, together with native public representatives and a lot of residents, have been current on the occasion. (ANI)