Water Resources Ministry accepts 6 projects from 6 states

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New Delhi : The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, accepted two major irrigation/multipurpose projects and four flood management schemes/master plans with a cumulative cost of Rs 84,748 crore from six States/ UT at its meeting held in New Delhi on June 6, 2018.

The Kaleshwaram Project of Telangana with an estimated cost of Rs 80,190.46 crore involves diversion of 195 TMC (5,522 Million Cubic Meter) of Godavari water to irrigate about 18.25 lakh acre of land in 13 out of 31 districts of Telangana. Further, this project will stabilize about 18.82 lakh acres of land under different projects of the state. In addition to this, the project will provide 40 TMC (1,133 MCM) of drinking water to Hyderabad, Secundarabad and villages enroute and 16 TMC (453 MCM) of industrial water.

The Upper Pravara (Nilwande-II) Project of Maharashtra with an estimated cost of Rs 2232.62 crore will irrigate an area of 2,12,758 acres and provide drinking water to the tune of 13.15 MCM.

The Mahananda Flood Management Scheme (Phase-II) of Bihar, Seer Khad Project of Himachal Pradesh, Yanam Flood Protection Works of Union Territory Puducherry and Ghatal Master Plan (Phase-I) of West Bengal were also accepted at the meeting. These projects will provide flood protection to about 13,58,000 persons and save about 4,51,750 acres from flooding, according to a PIB release.

The Advisory Committee met at Central Water Commission, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of U P Singh, Secretary, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, on June 6 and assessed the techno-economic viability of the aforesaid projects.