A farmers' body has claimed that about 2.48 million acre feet of water should be surplus in Sardar Sarovar dam and available for farmers for irrigating fields, but is not provided. "The dam is meant to provide irrigation water to water scarce regions of Saurashtra and north Gujarat. Water is being released into Sardar Sarovar Dam from the upstream dams and 0.93 MAF water is available in the dam. However, the government has stopped releasing water for irrigation February 15 onwards, claiming that not enough water is available. GUJ GOT 6 MAF WATERThe government stopped releasing water for irrigation February 15 onwards, claiming that not enough water is available.

Source: dna April 30, 2019 00:22 UTC