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Raipur, Nov 14 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh government on Friday granted in-principle approval to 14 new irrigation projects, which will bring an additional one lakh hectares of land under irrigation, an official said.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the 33rd meeting of the Chhattisgarh Irrigation Project Board held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, an official statement said.

The discussions in the meeting focused on expanding the state’s irrigation capacity, improving groundwater levels, and strengthening the drinking water supply in urban areas, it said.

Increasing farmers’ income and boosting agricultural production are the government’s top priorities, and to achieve this, the irrigation network is being expanded continuously, Sai said during the meeting.

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