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Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MP, Maharashtra to deepen ties across trade, culture, tourism and heritage
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have agreed to collaborate across a broad range of sectors — from trade and tourism to spiritual heritage and horticulture — CM Mohan Yadav announced on Saturday following the signing of the Tapi Basin Mega Recharge Project MoU. Addressing a gathering at the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium, Yadav said both states will work together to preserve shared cultural and spiritual traditions while boosting bilateral trade, tourism, and infrastructure development. He proposed establishing an export facilitation cell at Maharashtra's ports to ease outbound trade for MP's pharmaceutical, textile and farm produce, and called for a dedicated Jabalpur-Nagpur freight corridor to cut transportation costs and time across Central India. Highlighting shared spiritual heritage, the CM mooted a joint Jyotirlinga tourism circuit linking Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar in MP with Trimbakeshwar, Bhimashankar and Grishneshwar in Maharashtra. Yadav also emphasised the legacy of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar, who had strong links with Maharashtra, and announced a special cabinet meeting at Indore's Rajwada on May 20 in her honour. He proposed collaborative cultural initiatives such as light-and-sound shows, theatrical performances and manuscript preservation in the Modi script, as well as digitisation of Maratha-era histories. He further suggested linking MP's Banana Festival in Burhanpur with Maharashtra's Mango Festival in Ratnagiri to promote horticulture-based tourism across the two states.
Indian Express
10-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Fadnavis, Mohan Yadav ink MoU for Tapi Basin Mega Recharge Project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Mohan Yadav on Saturday signed an MoU on the Tapi Basin Mega Recharge Project, in Bhopal. The project, which was conceptualised over two decades ago, has finally moved forward, promising to address drinking, industrial and irrigation water problems in both Maharashtra and MP. The Rs 20,000-crore project is among the world's largest water recharge scheme. After inking the MoU in Bhopal, Fadnavis said, 'We will urge the Centre to accord the Tapi project national status. The MP CM and I will personally meet the central leadership with the proposal.' 'The project will go a long way in resolving water problems in parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Under the project, 1.23 lakh hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh and 2.30 lakh hectares of land in Maharashtra will come under irrigation,' he said. More importantly, Fadnavis added, 'The project will bring huge relief to farmers and people in Akola, Buldhana and Amravati, which is a salty water belt. For both states the completion of the project will boost economy, industrialisation and irrigation.' Yadav said, 'The project will work to both MP and Maharashtra's advantage in multiple sectors. We will also ensure equitable and fair water sharing under the inter-state water agreement. The fast-tracking of the project was necessitated for the welfare of people and farmers in both states.' The project During 2014-15, Fadnavis took up the issue with the MP government and the Union water resources ministry. It is a joint project of MP and Maharashtra. It will help irrigate 1,23,082 hectares of land in MP and 2,34,706 hectares of land in Maharashtra. Under the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project, four water structures are proposed: * Low diversion weir at Kharia Gutighat dam site: The weir is proposed at Khalwa tehsil of Khandwa district in MP and Amravati tehsil of Maharashtra on the border of both states with 8.31 TMC capacity. * Right bank canal phase I: A 221-km-long canal is proposed from the right bank of the proposed Kharia Gutighat weir, with 110 km in MP. The canal will irrigate over 55,000 hectares of area in MP. * Left bank canal phase I: A 135.64-km-long canal is proposed from the left bank of the proposed Kharia Gutighat weir, with 100.42 km in MP. It will irrigate over 44,000 hectares of area in MP. * Left bank canal phase II: Its length will be 123.97 km, which will irrigate over 80,000 hectares in Maharashtra.
India Gazette
10-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra exchange MoU for 'Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project'
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for the implementation of the 'Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project' on Saturday. The MoU was signed and exchanged in the presence of Chief Ministers of both the states, MP CM Mohan Yadav and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in the state capital Bhopal. Addressing the occasion, CM Yadav said, 'Today a new chapter will begin with the state of Maharashtra. I would like to thank him (Maharashtra CM)... The Prime Minister has adopted a new approach for the schemes under which two states have been connected through river projects and it has a role in the national interest. Ninety percent of the amount for this scheme will be paid by the government of India. I thank PM Modi for this.' According to an official release, the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project will provide permanent irrigation facilities to 1,23,082 hectares in Madhya Pradesh and 2,34,706 hectares in Maharashtra. In Madhya Pradesh, the project will benefit four tehsils--Burhanpur, Nepanagar, Khaknar, and Khalwa--across the Burhanpur and Khandwa districts. Initially, a traditional reservoir project of 66 TMC capacity was proposed, which would have affected over 17,000 hectares of land, including forest areas and tiger reserves, and displaced around 14,000 people across 73 villages. This earlier model has now been replaced with a groundwater recharge-based approach, avoiding displacement and environmental impact. Earlier in the day, CM Yadav said, 'Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, Madhya Pradesh is progressing in partnership with neighboring states to ensure equitable water distribution for the benefit of the public, especially in terms of drinking water and irrigation. An MoU with Maharashtra is a major step in this direction. A new water storage project is being developed through mutual cooperation, which will be one of its kind in the world.' He also highlighted that Madhya Pradesh is actively participating in the national river-linking campaign initiated by Prime Minister Modi. He noted that work has recently begun on the Ken-Betwa National River Linking Project, which is set to transform the lives of people across the Bundelkhand region. Similarly, work has also started on the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project in collaboration with the Rajasthan government, which will benefit various regions of Malwa and Chambal. CM further added that the Tapi Basin Mega Recharge Project will benefit several districts in the Nimar region of the state which include Khandwa, Burhanpur, and parts of Barwani districts. (ANI)
