State saw 95% crop production, Gujarat CM tells Prime Minister

 The meeting attended by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel here was also told that the work done by the state government for the water grid has resulted in only 568 tankers being required for water distribution in some remote tail areas, a PMO statement said.

The Prime Minister, while appreciating this effort, called for further action to completely eliminate the need for tanker supply, the statement said.

Patel gave details of the work done by the state government towards water conservation, recharge and creation of water bodies.

She said 1.68 lakh check dams, 2.74 lakh farm ponds, 1.25 lakh Bori Bandhs have been made with storage capacity of 42.3 billion cubic feet water, benefitting 6.32 lakh hectares.