Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel held a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar on Thursday to review the state’s overall preparedness for the possible impact of El Nino. Ministers and officials of the agriculture, irrigation, water supply, Narmada, forest and revenue departments attended the meeting.Govt spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said that in line with the meteorological department’s forecast regarding a possible El Nino situation, all state govt departments are working in coordination with advance planning to safeguard the well-being of farmers, and livestock.The spokesperson said that the water storage level in the Narmada dam and other reservoirs was reviewed at the meeting. He added that the water resources and water supply department has been instructed to ensure that there is no shortage of drinking water in the state by linking operations with the Narmada network.Until now, only lakes located within a 3km radius of the Narmada canal and pipeline project were being filled. Going forward, lakes within 7km of the pipeline will also be supplied with Narmada water.
