The Chief Minister dedicated a Rs 1,400 crore irrigation project and highlighted industrial developments during Birsa Munda Jayanti celebrations.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday highlighted various development initiatives for tribal areas in Dhar. According to ANI, the Chief Minister dedicated a new irrigation project worth nearly Rs 1,400 crore that uses Narmada water.
The project is expected to expand irrigated land by about one lakh hectares, providing benefits to more than 100 villages and a population of one lakh people in Dhar and Alirajpur. Yadav also noted the development of the PM MITRA Park in Dhar, which he said would create nearly three lakh jobs and assist six lakh cotton farmers from the Nimar and Malwa regions.
The Chief Minister attended the Birsa Munda Jayanti celebrations alongside Governor Mangubhai Patel and Union Minister Savitri Thakur. During the event, Yadav expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for efforts since 2021 to recognise the contributions of the tribal leader Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
Yadav also mentioned state efforts to improve infrastructure, including a university named after Tantya Mama Bhil in Khargone and the establishment of medical colleges in Dhar. The state is also working on expanding healthcare and educational facilities in these regions.
In a separate event in Jabalpur, Yadav launched Tribal Pride Week on November 14. The News Mill reported that he performed the inauguration and bhoomi pujan for development projects valued at Rs 133.05 crore.
